For Serena Aunon-Chancellor, joining the Young Astronauts Club was more than an after-school hobby, it was the very beginning of her journey to space!

Serena was born on April 9, 1976, in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. When she was growing up in the 1980s, NASA launched space shuttles(發(fā)射航天飛機) many times a year. One day as she was watching a shuttle launch on TV, Serena’s father said, “You want to work for NASA? You need to be an engineer.” Serena’s father was an engineer himself. And he was right: half of all astronauts have studied engineering. From then on, Serena planned to be an engineer.

When she turned sixteen, Serena’s parents gave her an amazing gift—a weekly trip to Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama. Her experiences at Space Camp showed Serena that her childhood dream was possible. In college, Serena got a degree in electrical engineering. After that, she attended medical school and studied aerospace medicine.

In 2006, Serena worked as a flight surgeon(航空醫(yī)師) at NASA, helping astronauts in the United States and Russia. She loved helping through medicine, but she still wanted to be an astronaut. Every year thousands of people apply to the astronaut training program and only ten to fifteen people are chosen. In 2009, Serena got the phone call she had been hoping for since she was a kid: She was chosen to be an astronaut!

Last June, Serena flew to space for the first time! While in space, she lived aboard the International Space Station and did scientific studies. Think of her the next time you look to the stars!

1.Why did Serena plan to be an engineer?

A. She had interest in engineering.

B. It was a popular job at that time.

C. Her father wanted her to do the same job as him.

D. It could make it possible for her to work for NASA.

2.The weeklong trip to Space Camp made Serena realize that _______________.

A. being sixteen was amazing B. she needed to go to college

C. being an astronaut was possible D. she should have a bigger dream

3.What did Serena do in 2006?

A. She worked to help astronauts through medicine. B. She attended medical school in the USA.

C. She trained for an astronaut training program. D. She went to college in Russia.

4.Serena was chosen to be an astronaut when she was _______________.

A. 26 B. 29 C. 30 D. 33

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. A dream comes true B. Women in space

C. An amazing gift D. Life in space

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