On a small hill in Huaping，Yunnan，there is a small school.However，over the past twelve years，it has rewritten the fate（命運(yùn)）of 1，804 poor girls by sending them to universities.
    Zhang Guimei，now 63，is the headmaster of this school.She began teaching in Huaping—one of China's poorest areas—twenty years ago.The teacher wondered why many girls in her class would just one day stop coming to school.After some investigations，Zhang learned that they were from very poor families.These girls were forced to work or get married at a young age."We often say that we want every child to have a fair start，"she said."But these poor girls don't even have a chance to stand on the starting line."
    Zhang wanted to change this.She spent years 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.
    Zhang gets up at 5 a.m.jye.ai day to turn on the lights on each floor of the teaching building.Many girls are timid（膽怯），the headmaster 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 else in her mind.
    Zhang's story has warmed hearts all around China and inspired 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 short of math teachers.She immediately returned to the school to teach."Without Ms Zhang，I would be nobody，"Zhou said with a smile."When you become strong，you must remember to help others.This is what Ms Zhang taught us."

（1）What happened to the 1804 girls from a small school in Huaping？

They changed their fate by being sent to college.

They changed their fate by being sent to college.

（2）Ms Zhang has taught in Huaping for twenty years，hasn't she？

Yes.

Yes.

（3）Why did many girls in Ms Zhang's class stop going to school？

Because they were from very poor families.

Because they were from very poor families.

（4）When did Ms Zhang set up the Huaping High School for Girls？

In 2008.

In 2008.

（5）Why did Zhou Yunli return to the school to teach math？

Because her alma mater was short of math teachers，and Ms Zhang taught them to remember to help others when they became strong.

Because her alma mater was short of math teachers，and Ms Zhang taught them to remember to help others when they became strong.

（6）What can you do after learning the story about Ms Zhang？

I can help others when I become strong.

I can help others when I become strong.