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1) When the first man landed on the moon, twelve-year-old Claudie Haigneré was on holiday on a French campsite. The first French woman in space recalls that day: "My father, who was always _____________
curious
surprised
interested
fastinated
2) about the world, _____________ us that something really extraordinary was about to happen.
said
told
explained
suggested
3) It was a beautiful evening, so we sat under the stars and watched TV. To see the moon so _____________ away in the sky and then to see a man climb down a ladder
far
long
remote
outside
4) onto the _____________ of it was just incredible."
top
side
level
surface
5) After the moon landing, Haigneré read and watched whatever she could about space. _____________ there herself seemed unimaginable.
making
finding
reaching
traveling
6) However, much later she heard that France's space center was _____________ for astronauts.
asking
looking
offering
requesting
7) It was an opportunity that Haigneré couldn't _____________. Of 1,000 candidates, seven were chosen: six men and Haigneré.
miss
lose
wait
avoid
8) Haigneré eventually went into space twice. What was it like being completely _____________ from life on Earth?
put off
cut off
set out
got away
9) "I usually had no time to sit and watch the earth turn. However, once I decided to _____________ some time to enjoy the spectacle; it was extraordinary."
