一、短文填空
There is a story in the book History as a Mirror(《资治通鉴》) by Chinese historian Sima Guang.
Zhi Xuanzi was the (1)
head
of the Zhi family, a big family of Jin State (晋国) during the Spring and Autumn Period. He wanted Zhi Yao to be the family head (2)
after
him.
However, (3)
another
man in the family disliked the idea. He listed five good things of Zhi Yao. For (4)
example
, he was good at riding and shooting. But Zhi Yao had a big (5)
problem
: his virtue(德行). He had an unkind heart.
Zhi Xuanzi didn't listen to the idea. And still, Zhi Yao (6)
became
the head of the family. He quickly made the Zhi family much (7)
stronger
than before. But because of his aggressive(好斗的) style, three other families (8)
worked
together to fight against the Zhi family. Finally, the Zhi family lost the fight.
Sima Guang used this story to tell us that having talent is not (9)
enough
. Both talent and virtue are (10)
important
. Excellent people must also have virtue.