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The comma immediately preceding the blank is a clue that this Standard English Conventions question is testing an introductory modifying phrase. Start reading at the beginning of the sentence that contains the blank and identify who or what the first phrase describes. Here, "Now recognized as one of NASA's 'forgotten figures'" indicates that the first noun after the comma must be the name of the person who was "recognized." Choice (A), which starts with "Ross," is correct. All the incorrect choices open with "Ross's work," but it was Ross herself, not her work that was "one of NASA's 'forgotten figures.'"