On a small hill in Huaping（華坪），Yunnan，there is a small school.However，over the past 12 years，it has rewritten the fate（命運(yùn)） of 1，804 p（1）

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girls by sending them to universities.
   Zhang Guimei，now 65，is the principal（校長） of this school.She began to t（2）

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in Huaping，one of China's poorest areas，twenty years ago.The teacher wanted to know the r（3）

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why many girls in her class would just one day stop coming to school.After some investigations（調(diào)查），Zhang learned that they were from very poor families.These girls were asked to work or get married at a young age."We often say that we want every child to have a fair start，"she said."B（4）

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these poor girls don't even have a chance（機(jī)會(huì)） to stand on the starting line."
   Zhang wanted to change this.She spent y（5）

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trying to raise money.Finally，in 2008，she set up the Huaping High School for Girls.It's China's first and only free public high school for girls.
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floor of the teaching building.Many girls are timid（膽怯的），the principa? explains.She wants them to feel safer on their way to classes.After years of tiring work，Zhang is now in poor health，but the school and the children matter more than anything e（7）

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in her mind.
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has warmed hearts all around China and inspired（激勵(lì)）many to follow in her footsteps.Zhou Yunli was one of her students.After she finished university，she heard that her alma mater（母校） was in need of t（9）

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.She immediately（立即） returned to the school."Without Ms.Zhang，I would be nobody，"Zhou said with a smile."When you become strong，you must remember to help o（10）

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.This is what Ms.Zhang taught us."