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The document describes Neil Armstrong's early fascination with flying from a young age, including watching air shows as a toddler, taking a ride in a plane at age 4, and making model airplanes. It details how he worked various jobs to earn money for flying lessons and obtained his student pilot's license at age 16. The document ultimately reveals that the story is about astronaut Neil Armstrong, who became the first person to walk on the moon in 1969.

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Reading Comprehension

The document describes Neil Armstrong's early fascination with flying from a young age, including watching air shows as a toddler, taking a ride in a plane at age 4, and making model airplanes. It details how he worked various jobs to earn money for flying lessons and obtained his student pilot's license at age 16. The document ultimately reveals that the story is about astronaut Neil Armstrong, who became the first person to walk on the moon in 1969.

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Louise Yongco
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Into Space

Little Neil was just two years old when his


Dad took him to watch an airplane race. The
year was 1932 and in those days air shows
featured brightly colored aircraft
piloted by daredevils. At that early age
Neil was already fascinated with flying.
At age four, Neil went with his Dad for their
own ride in an airplane. While Dad was nervous,
Neil had the most wonderful time.
Later, Neil spent time making balsa wood model airplanes. Then he
graduated to more complicated plastic models. He paid for his models and lots of
flying magazines by mowing lawns.
When Neil was thirteen, the family moved to a new town. Neil adapted to
a new school, joined the Boy Scouts, and played in the school band. He still flew
model airplanes and immersed himself in the night sky using a neighbor’s
telescope.
The fascination with flying never diminished. Neil was old enough to walk
to the nearby airport to watch the planes. As a part-time job he washed planes
and made extra money. Then he realized that he wanted to learn to be a pilot
himself but lessons cost $9 an hour. Why, Neil would need to work for 25 hours
at his other jobs to afford just one lesson, but it was well worth all the hard
work.
Neil asked his parents for permission and, knowing how much he loved
airplanes, they agreed that he could learn to fly an airplane. Even though he
couldn’t get a driver’s license for a car, at age 16 Neil had his student pilot’s
license. When Neil grew up he became a U.S. Navy fighter pilot and then a test
pilot for advanced rocket-powered aircraft.
Have you guessed which Neil the story is about? On July 20, 1969
astronaut Neil Armstrong was the first human to set foot on the moon with the
famous words, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”

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