Sally Ride Read the conversation between two friends. Pay special attention to the words in bold.
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A: I watched an interesting documentary1 about Sally Ride last night. She was amazing. B:
Who was Sally Ride?
A:
She was the first female American astronaut to travel into outer space.
B:
Is she alive now?
A:
No. She was born in 1951 and died in 2012.
B:
Did she always want to be an astronaut?
A: Actually, no, she didn’t. As a child, she wanted to be a professional2 tennis player. B:
What changed her mind?
A: S he became very interested in math and science in college, at Stanford University. After getting her bachelor’s degree in physics3, she went on to get her Ph.D. in physics as well. B: How did she become an astronaut? A:
hat’s an amazing story. In 1977 NASA put an ad in a newspaper. They wanted people T to apply to become astronauts.
B:
How many people applied?
A:
Over 8,000.
B: How many did NASA hire? documentary: a movie or television program that tells the facts about actual people and events professional: paid to participate in a sport or activity 3 physics: a science that focuses on matter and energy 4 inducted: officially made a member of a group 1 2
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