Reading classics is a good 1 to enjoy oneself．Classics 2 to those pieces of literary works that are accepted and recommended by many 3 ．Its value is acknowledged 4 ． 5 those newspaper articles, which are purely informative, and those popular magazines, which are filled with advertisements, and articles of low quality, classics can best evoke people’s feelings, 6 them use their brains, but not strenuously(竭尽全力地)．
Reading classics is good for language learning．Many classics outshine the non–classics in language, in style and in organization．Classic Chinese has been well known for its 7 ．The poems and novels written in class Chinese are very beautiful．They can 8 good examples of language using．So is the 9 with the English classics．
For 10 of English, reading classics can be both interesting and instructive．Reading classics is important for self–cultivation．A great person has once said that a nation without 11 is a nation without soul．I think the reason is that literature, especially those classics manifest(明白表示) 12 ability and readiness to show, to express and to think．In this process of thinking, one will improve on one’s intellect, one’s sensitivity to beauty．Besides, the comprehensiveness of classics makes it possible for us to acquire knowledge 13 in the literary realm(领域)．In this 14 , reading classics is 15 to self–cultivation．