What are the correct options to complete the text?

Here is the completed text with the correct options filled in: I saw Helen the other day, and she was very sad. I asked her what'd happened, and she told me her story. She explained **that she was going to have** a gap year travelling in Europe after school. She preferred **having** the world before entering the university because she thought that could help her to develop some skills and get new knowledge. She begged her parents **to have** her go to Europe, but, unfortunately, they refused. She even promised them **that she was going to have** an A in her exams, but it didn't help.