As a five- year-old girl, Lin Qiaozhi was deeply    1     by her mother’s     2    . At age 18, instead of     3     the traditional path of     4     like the     5    of girls, she    6    to study medicine. “Why should girls learn so much? Finding a good husband should be their final     7    !” her brother    8    , thinking of the high tuition    9    . She     10    , “I’d rather stay single to study all my life.”

Today was my first day back in san Francisco after     1    in the Redwood Forest and visiting the wine country of Napa Valley. I have to admit that it     2    feels good to be back in the city again.

“Life is precious. ... To a person nothing is more precious than their life, and if they entrust me with that life, how could I refuse that trust, saying I’m cold, hungry, or tired?” These words of Dr Lin Qiaozhi give us a look into the heart of this amazing woman, and     1     carried her through a life of hard choices.

As a five-year-old girl, Lin Qiaozhi was deeply     2     by her mother’s death. At age 18, instead of following the traditional path of marriage like the     3     of girls, she chose to study medicine. “Why should girls learn so much? Finding a good husband should be their final goal!” her brother     4    , thinking of the high tuition     5    . She     6    , “I’d rather stay single to study all my life!”