Read the text and fill in the gaps with the missing words. There are 3 extra words that you don't need to use.
He was born in Russia. His ... were very poor. He saw the first ... during World War II when he was a boy. After that he wanted to be a pilot. After he finished school and joined a flying club. His ... told him to join the Russian Air Force.
He became a very good pilot. He was also a ... and a father. The first Russian satellite ... into space and at that moment he knew he wanted to be an ... now. After some training the doctors chose him because he was the ... in all the tests. He went into space for the first ... in 1961. It was really dangerous. He became ... when he came back from space. He ... around the world and talked to people about his experiences.
He began training for his second space ... in 1967. He was also a test pilot for new Air Force airplanes. The next year he died in a place crash. He was only 34 ... old.