阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Honoring teachers and their intelligence has always been a tradition in China. Since ancient times, teachers 【小题1】(respect) as messengers of wisdom. The famous Chinese idiom, “Cheng Men Li Xue”, which 【小题2】(literal) means “standing in the snow at the gate of Cheng’s home”, is a wonderful example.
“Cheng” refers to Cheng Yi, a leading 【小题3】 (educate) of Neo-Confucianism in the Song Dynasty. Attracted by Cheng’s theory, Yang Shi, a talented and hardworking young man, worshiped Cheng as his mentor.
One day, Yang and his friend had different opinions on one question and went to Cheng’s home for advice. It was in the middle of winter. Feeling 【小题4】 (freeze) by the wind and snow, the two men wrapped 【小题5】 (they) tightly in their clothes and hurried on. When they arrived at Cheng’s place, the gatekeeper said the master 【小题6】(take) a nap.
The two students did not complain. Instead, they chose not 【小题7】 (disturb) the teacher and waited outside the door, standing in heavy snowfall.
After quite some time, Cheng, upon waking up, became aware 【小题8】 his students had been standing in the snow for a while 【小题9】 immediately invited them to come in. Deeply moved by their patience, Cheng gave detailed answers 【小题10】 the students’ questions. After years of study, Yang finally achieved his life goal as a great scholar.