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e.“She sees no conflict between Islam and fundamental human rights, ” mittee chairman Ole Danbolt Mjoes said in making the announcement in Olso.“It is a pleasure to award the Peace Prize to a woman who is part of the Muslim world and of whom that world can be proud.” News of the surprising choice reached the 56173。old Ebadi while she was on a trip to Paris to attend a conference on Iranian a news conference in the French capital, she showed calmness she honed (磨煉 ) as Iran’s first female judge and later as a lawyer, writer and lecturer. “The duty of life is to fight in a difficult situation, as there is in Iran, ” Ebadi told journalists. “If today ,as a woman and lawyer, I was living in a country in which all the rights of women were respected, I wouldn’t be as proud of myself as I am today.” Dressed in a black suit and wearing lipstick, the little Ebadi did not wear the traditional headscarf (頭巾 ) required in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Iran’s President Mohammad Khatami on Octobe r 14 weled the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to Ebadi.“There is no one who does not delight in the success of a patriot (同胞 ), ” Khatami told journalists after leaving parliament , adding that “obviously I am pleased that a patriot has achieved such hope that this achievement will serve the general interest of the people, the world peace and humanity (人類 ). ” 1. How many contenders were mentioned in the passage besides Shirin Ebadi? A. Three. B. Two. C. Four. D. One. 2. Shirin Ebadi was given the Nobel Peace Prize mainly because ________. A. her nonviolent struggle suits the taste of the western world B. there are so many terrorists in the Muslim world C. she strongly fought for the rights of women and children D. her female sex benefited her a lot 3. Where was Shirin Ebadi when she knew t