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    Malala Yousafzai is a young Pakistani activist. She fought for women to have the rights to go to school. She was born on July 12, 1997 in Pakistan. Her father was a teacher and ran several schools. Malala studied in her father’s school. She loved learning and going to school. She dreamed of one day becoming a teacher, a doctor, or a politician. She was a smart girl. Her father always encouraged her to learn more and taught her that she could accomplish anything.
    In 2007, when Malala was 10, the Taliban took over Pakistan. The Taliban decided women were not able to vote or have jobs. They asked all girls schools to shut down. Malala began writing a blog for the BBC, called the Diary of a Pakistan Schoolgirl.
                                                                              *activist 行動家 encourage 鼓勵 accomplish 完成
     In her blog, she spoke out about what it was like living under Taliban rule and couldn’t go to school. Speaking out was a very dangerous thing to do and some people wanted to stop her.
    On October 9, 2012, Malala was on the bus home, and a Taliban gunman shot Malala on her head. She was very sick. After taking a lot of surgeries, Malala survived. On her sixteenth birthday (July 2013) Malala gave a speech to the United Nations. In the speech she said ‘The pen is mightier than the sword’ and spoke about wanting all girls to get an education. She spoke all over the world about the importance of the education of girls.
    She didn't want revenge or violence on the Taliban (even the man who shot her), she just wanted peace and opportunity for all. Malala has received a number of awards and awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 with Kailash Satyarthi. She was the youngest person to receive the award.
*surgery 手術 survive 存活 mightier 更強大 sword 劍 revenge 報復 violence 暴力
opportunity 機會 receive 接受
(Adapted from https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Malala-Yousafzai/610609)
【題組】33.What did Malala Yousafzai's father do for work?
(A) He was an officer in the Taliban.
(B) He ran a small market store.
(C) He was a teacher who ran several schools.
(D) He was a farmer.