Confucius is the greatest teacher in Chinese history． He was born on （1）S　

　28th． 511 B．C．in the Kingdom of Lu． in today's Shandong Province． When he was young， he and his mother had a hard （2）l　　．At the age of fifteen， he began to learn music， and he did well in it．

Then he went on （3）l　　other subjects． When he was thirty，he （4）b　　a teacher． He started his own school． He believed everyone should have a chance to get education whether they were （5）r　　or poor． He had about， 3,000 （6）s　　and many of them became famous．

    Chinese see Confucius as the greatest thinker （7）w　　had many wise ideas about human nature and behavior． And he is also regarded （8）a　　the greatest teacher． His most important ideas are about kindness and （9）g　　manners． He said young people should （10）t　　care of the old． People should not only always think of themselves， but work for （11）o　　．His ideas are around in people's everyday life． Today people can still hear the ideas， and they even go far into east （12）a　　south Asia．