At that time only children from noble families could go to school, but Confucius believed everyone should go to school if they wanted to learn. He had about 3,000 students in his lifetime.

Today, people still follow Confucius' lessons. He told us that we all have something worthy to be learned. "When I am with three people, one of them must be better than me in some areas. I choose their good qualities and follow them."

He also taught us that thinking is very important in study. "All study but no thinking makes people puzzled. All thinking but no study makes people lazy."

Confucius is not only a great teacher, but also a famous thinker with wise thoughts about the world and society. His most important teachings are about kindness and good manners. "A person should be strict with himself, but be kind to others." he said.

21. Today we still remember Confucius mainly because .

A. he lived a poor life in his childhood

B. he traveled with his students from state to state

C. he had wise thoughts and great views about education

D. he lived during the Spring and Autumn Period

22. Confucius learned music, history, poetry and sports as a child.

A. by visiting many famous teachers

B. with the help of his mother

C.by going to school

D. by teaching himself at home

23. The underlined word "noble" in Paragraph 3 has the closest meaning to .

A.cute B. bright C. poor D. wealthy

When school started on that warm August day, I threw myself into everything I did, including playing volleyball. I decided to become beautiful, or at the very least, skinny. I stopped eating completely. Soon I began losing weight, which thrilled me, and I even grew to love the tiredness and lightheadedness(头晕)that came with my poor diet, for those feelings meant that I was winning.