八、语篇填空。
阅读短文,从方框中选择适当的词或词组并用其正确形式填空,使短文通顺、意思完整。(每词或词组限用一次)
good,understand,for example,be,consider
I have always loved reading books that 1. written hun-
dreds or even thousands of years ago. These are the literary classics,
and they are of lasting value. 2. , The Iliad (《伊利亚特》),written almost three thousand years ago,tells us about the good and
bad qualities of human nature: that is to say,we can be heroic and silly at the same time.

China has its own long history of classical literature that dates back to the Four Books and Five Classics. These books were written before the Qin Dynasty. No one 3. educated (有教养的)unless they had read these classics. Even today,some Chinese teach-
ers encourage their students to read The Ana-lects of Confucius (《论语》).
There are also newer classics than those above,such as Journey to the West and A Dream of Red Mansions. Still,many people don't want to read them because they are long and have complex plots. But they are great stories and can show the 4. and weakness of human nature.
Are you interested in learning more about the classics? Just reading some of them will give you a better 5. of basis (基础)of culture then. They will also help you bet-ter understand yourself and others. Slowly but surely,you will fall in love with them.

1. were 2. For example 3. was considered 4. goodness 5. understanding