in 1954
She was elected government official.
in 1983
She __d_i_ed___.
Quick Reading
2. Read the text quickly to get the structure of the text.
Dr Lin’s life as a student • Instead of _fo_l_lo_w__in__g_t_h_e_t_r_a_d_it_i_o_n_a_l _p_a_t_h_o_f_m__a_r_r_ia_g_e__ ,she chose to study _m__ed__ic_i_n_e.
make a choice/choices face a moral dilemma get in trouble take an entrance examination for be eager to do sth disagree with be famous for/be renowned for/be noted for be faced with in a situation fall down/trip over nothing is more…than… moral dilemmas strongly disagree with s.th exaggerate one’s intonation be confused about look gloomy
Prep for Reading
1. Background information about Lin Qiaozhi?
Lin Qiaozhi “the Mother of a Thousand Babies” and “Angel of Life” KNOWN as “the Mother of a Thousand Babies” and “Angel of Life,” Lin Qiaozhi, a famed obstetrician and gynecologist in China, delivered over 50,000 babies in her career, though she didn’t marry or have any children. “My only companion is the telephone by my bed,” Lin once said. Born at Gulangyu Island, in Xiamen, Fujian Province in December 1901, Lin attended a girls’ primary school in 1908. She graduated at Xiamen Women’s Normal School in 1919 where she became a teacher. In 1921, Li was enrolled in Peking Union Medical College. However, her entrance test didn’t go well. Her friend Yu Qiongying fainted during the test because of the heat and Lin carried Yu into the shade. Despite being unable to finish the exam, the examiner was impressed by Lin’s selflessness and fluent English and bent the rules to enroll Lin.
