HER LISTENING IS EXCELLENT……….II. READ A PARAGRAPH ABOUT SALLEY RID...

4. Her listening is excellent……….

II. Read a paragraph about Salley Ride carefully and circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete

the passage: (2.5 ms)

People who know Salley Ride say she is intelligent and confident. She also thinks deeply about

things, but she is not always serious. She is fun and enjoys humor but she is in a hurry to get on to more

important things.

At high school she became interested in science. At university she studied English and Physics.

After completing her studies at Stanford University, she worked as a researcher. In 1977, she was one of

the 1,000 women and 7,000 men who applied for the astronaut training program when she was 25. She

was one of the 35 women who were accepted to start the program in 1978. As part of her training, she

learnt to be a jet pilot and a flight engineer. She married during her training. Her husband, Havley, is also

an astronaut.. They do not plan to have any children yet.