Many people know the name of Confucius. Its Chinese meaning is Kong Zi. He     34     (is / was) a great teacher in Chinese history. Confucius     35     (teach / taught) his students in wise ways. He told     36     (they / them) to learn and think at the same time. His students often     37     (had / has) lessons under an old tree. He let his students     38     (ask / to ask) and he     39     (answered / answer) them wisely. His students made notes     40     (from / for) his talks. These talks became a great book     41     (call / called) Lunyu. It     42     (tells / told) us how to know and how to do. From Confucius, we know     43     (learning / learn) is a happy thing.

American schools begin ________ September. There are two terms ________ a school year. The first term is from September to January, and the second ________ is from February to June. Most American children begin to go to school when they are five years ________. They are seventeen or eighteen when they finish high school. High school students take only four ________ five subjects each term. They usually go to the same class every day, and they have homework ________ every class. After class, they do many interesting things ________. After high school many students go to ________. They ________ pay a lot of money. So many college students work after class ________ some money for their studies.