学进去

Located in Huaping County in Lijiang, Yunnan, the Huaping Senior High School for Girls is famous not only because it is the first girls’ public high school that doesn’t charge tuition fees(收学费) in our country, but also because a lot of students there enter universities.

1． would have happened without Zhang Guimei. The woman has been fighting 2． the inequality and prejudice(不平等和偏见) girls face in the mountain for a long time.

In 2001, Zhang, then a teacher of a(n) 3． middle school, noticed that many girls from poor families had little chance of getting an education. Then the 4． of starting a school for girls came into her mind. She also decided that the school wouldn’t charge tuition fees. To raise money, between 2002 and 2007, Zhang spent the summer and winter 5． on the streets, asking people to give away money to her school. However, she 6． collected about 10,000 yuan.

Later, a reporter reported 7． story. At last, she got one million yuan from the government, and the Huaping Senior High School for Girls was opened in September 2008.

There were many difficulties in the beginning, 8． Zhang didn’t give up. “I want my students to go to good universities," she said. So far, over 1,600 girls have graduated and received 9． education at universities. These achievements came at the 10． of Zhang’s health.

When asked why she tried her best 11． girls in the mountain receive better education, Zhang said, “Education for women can influence three generations(三代人).”