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Nobel Peace Prize Winner Mother Teresa

1. vow n.誓约 v.宣誓, 立誓 2. nun n.修女, 尼姑 3. Calcutta n.加尔各答, 印 度东北部的港市 4. slum n.贫民窟 vi.访贫民区 5. missionary n.传教士 6. Albanian adj.阿尔巴尼亚人的

Mother Teresa was born on August 27, 1910 Mother Teresa was born on August 27, 1910. At the age of twelve, she felt strongly the call of God. At the age of eighteen，she was sent to India, where on May 24, 1931, she took her initial vows as a nun. From 1931 to 1948 Mother Teresa taught at St. Mary's High School in Calcutta. And in 1948 she devoted herself to working among the poorest of the poor in the slums of Calcutta. Although she had no funds, she started an open-air school for slum children. On October 7, 1950, Mother Teresa started "The Missionaries of Charity", whose primary task was to love and care for those persons nobody was prepared to look after. They provide effective help to the poorest of the poor in a number of countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

True or False Questions

1. Mother Teresa was born on August 27, 1901. 2. At the age of twelve, she felt the call of God. 3. From 1931 to 1948 Mother Teresa taught at St. Mary's High School in Calcutta. 4. Although she found some funds, she started an open-air school for slum children. 6.On October 7, 1955, Mother Teresa started "The Missionaries of Charity“. 7.The primary task of “The Missionaries of Charity” was to love and care for those persons somebody was prepared to look after. 8. “The Missionaries of Charity” has great influence on several continent. F T T F F T T

Questions and Answers

Mother Teresa is an Albanian n___ who has become i__________ famous for her work a____ the very poor people of C______, in 1979 when she was a______ the Nobel P____ Prize. After the ceremony, there is usually a big d____ with many guests for the w____. When she won, Mother Teresa asked the Nobel Committee to give her the money i_____ of the dinner, so that she could use it to f___ more poor people in I____. un nternationally mong alcutta warded eace inner inner nstead eed ndia

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