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Confucius (孔子) was born five hundred and fifty years before Christ. Unlike Jesus Christ, he did not
bring words of God to the people. He was a clever teacher and a philosopher, looking for truth and wisdom.
Most of his teaching was about life in this world.
Confucius was very keen (渴望) to give people good rulers. Someone asked him,"What does a country
need?" Confucius answered,"Enough food, a good army, and a good leader." The people then asked,"Which
one is the most important?" Confucius answered,"An army is not very important. All men must die, so food is
not the most important. But if the leader of the country is not good, then everything will be bad,"
1. A philosopher is a person who ___.
A. does not like Jesus Christ
B. teaches people something about God
C. Seeks after truth and wisdom
D. is more clever than most of other people
2. Jesus Christ ____.
A. was born more than half a century earlier than Confucius
B. taught people anything about God
C. did not tell people anything about God
D. was a philosopher sent by God
3. Confucius taught people all these things except ____.
A. how to live in the world
B. the importance of the leader of the country
C. any ideas about God
D. how to make good judgments
4. For Confucius a man ____.
A. could not escape death
B. would die if he didn't have a good ruler
C. was not important compared with food
D. ought to die if he considered food to be the most important for him
