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Who is the greatest teacher in Chinese history?Many people would think of Confucius, whose birthday was September 28. A1. he lived over 2,000 years ago, people still remember and respect him for his contribution to the education today.

Confucius lived in the Kingdom of Lu, which lies in Shandong Province. He lived during the Spring and Autumn Period. His c2. was sad. His father died when he was only 3. His mother brought him up. As a child, he had to work to help his mother, but young Confucius didn’t give up studying. He visited many famous teachers and learned music, history, poetry and sports.

L3. , he became a teacher and started the first public school in Chinese history. At that time only children from noble families could go to school, but Confucius believed everyone should go to school if they wanted to learn. He had about 3,000 students in his lifetime.

Today, people still follow Confucius’4. . He told us that we all have something worthy to be learned. “When I am w5. three people, one of them must be better than me in some areas. I choose their good qualities and follow them.”

He also taught us that thinking is very important in study. “All study but no thinking makes people p6. . All thinking but no study makes people lazy.”

Confucius is not only a great teacher, but also a famous thinker with wise thoughts about the world and society. His most important teachings are about kindness and good manners. “A kind person should care for others. Be s7. with yourself, but kind to others.” he said.

One sunny Monday, I decided to go for a walk on the path near my house with my husband. On my finger was a very special ring: I’d just picked it up from jeweller’s the day before because I had it ______ to hold a diamond my grandmother gave me for my 23rd birthday. I looked down at my ring as I began my walk, feeling as ______ as the day.

Imagine my sadness when I looked again at the end of the path and found the diamond was ______. Anxiously (焦急地), I started back along the path, looking for the _____ stone. In my heart, I knew how hopeless it was. The path was long and covered with leaves. As I _____ the ground, crying and upset, I met an old gentleman. “What’s the matter, love?” he asked ______. “Lost something?” I explained about the missing diamond and showed him the hole _____ my ring. He whistled. “That’s going to be hard to find. Tell you what, love, I walk along this path every day. I’ll keep my eyes open ______ it.” I thanked him, ____ nothing, but told him my husband often walked our dogs along the path ______ he ever found something.

A few days later, my husband met the old man on the path. “ Guess what?” he said, “I found your diamond!” ______ he’d found the tiny stone and was willing to hand the diamond back to my husband, saying casually (漫不经心地), “It was lucky that I found it. I only have 50 percent eyesight in one eye. ” When my husband offered him money for his help, he refused it. He could have easily ______ the diamond, or sold it, as it’s worth several thousand dollars. But,_______ this man, I’ll spend the rest of my days trying to do something like that for ______person. And what I have to do is to look at my ring and _____ myself that there are kind and generous souls there.

1.A.designing B.to design C.design D.designed

2.A.happy B.excited C.sunny D.relaxed

3.A.losing B.left C.gone D.missed

4.A.big B.tiny C.colourless D.shiny

5.A.searched for B.searched C.found D.looked for

6.A.kindly B.sadly C.happily D.rudely

7.A.in B.on C.above D.among

8.A.on B.with C.for D.in

9.A.thinking B.expecting C.explaining D.telling

10.A.because B.when C.if D.since

11.A.Hopefully B.Naturally C.Unluckily D.Unbelievably

12.A.thrown B.kept C.covered D.placed

13.A.thanks to B.thanks for C.thanks of D.thanks about

14.A.the other B.others C.another D.other

15.A.ask B.remind C.warn D.promise

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