Sunzi was a general, military strategist and thinker in the Spring and Autumn period, a time of constant warfare. His ingenious military strategies were recorded in a book     1    (entitle) Sunzi Bingfa. Written more than 2,000 years ago, this masterpiece is the world’s earliest existing book on military strategies and still remains     2    (value) to us today.

In his book, Sunzi attached great importance     3     war, believing it was vital to a country, which would determine the rise and fall of the country as well as the life and death of its people. Meanwhile, Sunzi also argued leaders should think twice    4     starting a war, because war was costly and would result in loss of life and destruction of resources. Apart from these general guidelines on war, Sunzi put forward specific strategies for     5     (win) a war. For example, he argued that in order to win victories in war, people should know    6     (they) and their enemies well. Carrying out surprise attacks and making good use of such natural conditions     7     climate also played an important role in defeating enemies. Sunzi’s ideal of military strategy, however, was making enemies surrender without     8     (actual) fighting a war.

These military strategies are the fruits of ancient Chinese wisdom, with a far-reaching influence on China and the rest of the world,     9     goes beyond the military world to other areas like business and politics. Today, Sunzi Bingfa     10     (study) in military academies and business schools around the world, and it continues to guide us in various aspects of our lives.