学进去

On June 29, 2021, Zhang Guimei 1． (award) the highest honour of the Communist Party of China — the July 1 Medal for her 2． (value) contribution to rural education.

After her husband passed away because of cancer, she moved to Huaping county in Lijiang. Seeing the poverty in the mountains and the tragedies 3． had happened to young girls, she was 4． (determine) to find an effective method to help them out. She figured out the major problem was education. Thus, she wanted to set up 5． free girls-only high school. At first, she was questioned by the people there but she never gave up and began to raise money. She even begged for funds to establish the school. 6． (fortunate), her story was known to the authorities in Huaping and Lijiang who later funded the construction of the school.

7． (set) up China’s first free senior high school for girls, Zhang has helped many local girls from impoverished (rural families achieve their dreams. She never hesitates 8． (aid) her students even though she suffers 9． more than 20 diseases due to years of heavy work and stress.

After years of hard work, the school has made great 10． (achievement). In the past fifteen years, as many as 2,000 poor girls from the school have entered universities or colleges. As a result, their life has been changed.