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Who is the greatest teacher in Chinese history?You can' t think of anyone else when you hear people read Confucius' 2,500﹣year﹣old words:
"All study but no thinking makes people puzzled.All thinking but no study makes people lazy."
September 28th was Confucius' birthday. He was born in the Kingdom of Lu,in today's Shandong Province. He had a hard child. 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.
Later,he became a teacher and started the first public school in Chinese history. At that time,only children from rich families could go to school if they wanted to learn.He had about 3,000students in his lifetime.
Chinese look upon Confucius as the greatest thinker and also the greatest teacher. For more than 2 ,500years,Confucius' ideas have been around in people's everyday lives. Now they have gone far into Western countries and South Asia. People can still hear themtoday.
Why are his ideas so popular?Confucius' most important ideas are kindness and good manners.Confucius said young people should take care of the old.A kind person should care for others.Be strict wish yourself,but be kind to others.As a great teacher,Confucius said that all should go to school if they wanted to learn.People use his ideas to help themselves and society.Now,more than 100Internet websites are teaching people about Confucius and his ideas.
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35.Why do we still remember Confucius today?
A.Because he had about 3,000students in his lifetime.
B.Because he lived a poor life in his childhood.
C.Because he had wise thoughts.
D.Because he started the first public school in Chinese history.
36.The underlined word "them" in the fourth paragraph refers to .
A.the greatest thinker and teacher
B.Confucius' students
C.people in Western countries and South Asia
D.Confucius' ideas
37.Which of the following is NOT Confucius' words?
A.People should get education.
B.The young should take care of the old.
C.Be strict with yourself,but be kind to others.
D.All study but no thinking makes people lazy.