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Mother Teresa Mother Teresa was one of the greatest women in the world and she made great contributions for the peace of the world. When she finished school, she went first to Britain. Then a year later she went to India, where she began to train to be a teacher. Although she loved teaching, in 1946, Mother Teresa left the school and went to work in the poor parts of Calcutta. Later she trained to become a nurse in India, and then began her work helping the poor, comforting the poor and the dying in the streets of the city. In 1979, she was given the Nobel Peace Prize for the lifetime of love and service she had given to the poor. Bill Gates started Microsoft, one of the biggest IT companies in the world. He is chairman of Microsoft Corporation and the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential. He offers many jobs for people. It is said that he employs more than 55000 people in 85 countries and regions. He and his wife set up a foundation (基金会) focusing on improving global health. He is also the richest man in the world and estimated (估 价) $40 billion in 1997 according to Forbes (福布斯) magazine. Beethoven Beethoven was a great musician. During his life he created many beautiful and famous works. Many of his works are well kept today. At an early age, Beethoven took an interest in music, and his father taught him day and night. At the age of 8, he gave his first known public performance. Though he couldn’t hear anything any more at the age of 45, he still continued to work for his music, and he successfully finished the ninth and tenth symphony at last. It is said that he wrote a great deal more than those well-known works. There are thus hundreds of them have been available only to scholars and specialists until now. Zheng He opened up relations between China and the outside world. Discussion Homework Find more information about some amazing people in the world. 2. Write a