C
During the Tang dynasty, Emperor Taizong asked the prime minister Feng Deyi to recommend talented people.
1 , several months passed, and Feng didn't recommend anyone. "I tried my best, but there are no 2 people at all," Feng said.

"People are like utensils(器皿). What we need to do is to take advantage of their strengths. You cannot excuse yourself for not 3 talented people. How could you say that there are no talented people in our 4 ?" said the emperor.
Indeed, each utensil or tool has its use. A knife is made to cut things while chopsticks are made to 5 food. We can't use a knife as a 6 . Like a utensil, each person has his special strength. Nobody is perfect. We can't expect a person to be good at 7 .
With this idea in 8 , Emperor Taizong discovered many talented people of different backgrounds. He 9 them important positions. This helped them make the best 10 of their talents. The talented people helped society 11 and created a "golden age".
Some people say if a person is talented 12 , we should give him a chance. The same idea can be found in *The Analects of Confucius* (《论语》). Treating people as utensils shows that we can not only 13 people well, but also allow different kinds of people to work well.
Today, the idea is still 14 . If we become leaders someday, we should help others give full play to their strengths. For example, Liu Bang let Zhang Liang and Xiao He work as advisors for their wisdom 15 he invited Han Xin to lead the army for his military strategies. Known as the "three heroes of the early Han dynasty", they helped Liu a lot.
()1.A. Anyway
B. Moreover
C. However
D. Otherwise
()2.A. perfect
B. serious
C. generous
D. patient
()3.A. hearing
B. noticing
C. protecting
D. praising
()4.A. city
B. town
C. village
D. country
()5.A. get up
B. take up
C. pick up
D. look up
()6.A. bowl
B. tool
C. spoon
D. chopstick
()7.A. something
B. nothing
C. everything
D. anything
()8.A. mind
B. trouble
C. fact
D. danger
()9.A. took
B. offered
C. accepted
D. brought
()10.A. use
B. time
C. effort
D. future
()11.A. win
B. develop
C. record
D. begin
()12.A. as well
B. at times
C. in the end
D. in some ways
()13.A. control
B. feed
C. miss
D. lead
()14.A. different
B. challenging
C. meaningful
D. funny
()15.A. while
B. until
C. unless
D. since

1. C 【点拨】anyway 反正；moreover 此外；however 然而；otherwise 否则。根据上文“Emperor Taizong asked the prime minister Feng Deyi to recommend talented people”及“Feng didn't recommend anyone”可知，太宗要求他推荐人才，然而几个月过去了，他没有推荐任何人，空处表示转折。故选 C。
2. A 【点拨】perfect 完美的；serious 严重的；generous 慷慨的；patient 有耐心的。根据下文“Nobody is perfect.”可知，此处指“完美的”。故选 A。
3. B 【点拨】hear 听见；notice 注意到；protect 保护；praise 赞扬。根据“talented people”以及上文“Emperor Taizong asked the prime minister Feng Deyi to recommend talented people”可知，是指没有注意到有才华的人。故选 B。
4. D 【点拨】city 城市；town 城镇；village 村庄；country 国家。根据“said the emperor”可知，皇帝说的应是在整个国家。故选 D。
5. C 【点拨】get up 起床；take up 占用；pick up 捡起，拿起；look up 查阅。根据前文“A knife is made to cut things”可知，此处指筷子是用来夹食物的。故选 C。
6. D 【点拨】bowl 碗；tool 工具；spoon 勺子；chopstick 筷子。根据上文“A knife is made to cut things while chopsticks are made to 5 food.”可知，此处指不能把刀当筷子用。故选 D。
7. C 【点拨】something 某物；nothing 没什么；everything 一切；anything 任何事。根据上文“Nobody is perfect.”可知，此处指没有人是完美的，不能期待一个人事事都擅长。故选 C。
8. A 【点拨】mind 头脑；trouble 麻烦；fact 事实；danger 危险。此处指脑海中有了想法。故选 A。
9. B 【点拨】take 拿；offer 提供；accept 接受；bring 带来。根据语境可知，此处指为他们提供重要的职位。故选 B。
10. A 【点拨】根据“make the best 10 of their talents”可知，此处指很好地利用他们的才能。make use of 利用。故选 A。
11. B 【点拨】win 赢；develop 发展；record 记录；begin 开始。根据后文“created a 'golden age'”可知，此处指帮助社会发展。故选 B。
12. D 【点拨】as well 也；at times 有时；in the end 最后；in some ways 在某些方面。根据“we should give him a chance”可知，此处指如果一个人在某些方面有才华，就应该给他机会。故选 D。
13. D 【点拨】control 控制；feed 喂养；miss 错过；lead 带领。根据语境可知，此处是说要带领好人才。故选 D。
14. C 【点拨】different 不同的；challenging 有挑战的；meaningful 有意义的；funny 滑稽的。根据“If we become leaders someday，we should help others give full play to their strengths.”可知，此处指这个想法现在仍然有意义。故选 C。
15. A 【点拨】while 而；until 直到……为止；unless 除非；since 自……以来。根据语境可知，此处是指让张良、萧何为谋士，而请韩信统领军队。故选 A。