This is the famous Battered-Body Trick (苦肉计) in history. One ________, Zhou Yu stayed up late to think in the light about how to win Cao Cao’s army (军队) when Huang Gai came in and he ________ attacking with fire. “Well, it’s exactly what I want to do,” said Zhou. “But I need a man to take ________ to Cao’s camp.” Huang said he was willing to do it.

The next morning, Zhou Yu held a meeting. He ________ his people to prepare food for the coming fighting. Just then, Huang said, “Cao has a ________ and stronger army than we do. So we can’t win. Why not ________ this and ask for peace?”

Zhou Yu got angry, “My responsibility (职责) is to fight with Cao. Why do you say such words? Come on! Get him out and ________ him.”

All the other people begged (求情) for Huang. Zhou said at last, “OK. I won’t kill you. However, you’ll have to get one hundred army sticks!” Huang was ________ hurt.

Later, Huang sent a ________ to Cao and he said that he wanted to help Cao. Before long, Cao received another letter from his two men in Zhou’s army, saying, “Huang is ________.”

In this way, Huang succeeded in setting fire to Cao’s camp. Soon Cao’s ships were burnt in a big fire.

Jiang Taigong was a great thinker. He was born in ancient China. He came from a poor background and grew up near a ________ . As a child, he loved fishing and spent a lot of time by the water. He was famous for his cleverness and ability to catch fish.

One day, Jiang Taigong decided to show off his skills _________ fishing in a river. Instead of using a fishing stick like most people, he used a simple fishing line with no bait (鱼饵) on it. He ________ the line into the water and sat patiently, waiting for a fish to eat. Many people passing by were ________ and asked him, “Why don’t you use any bait? ________ can you catch fish without it?” Jiang Taigong smiled and said, “I’m not just catching any fish. I’m waiting for the fish that are willing to come to me.” Soon enough, a lot of fish started ________ around the area where Jiang Taigong was fishing. They were interested in his fishing line and were willing to be caught. One after another, the fish voluntarily jumped onto his line. People were amazed by his fishing _________. They realized that it wasn’t just about the fishing stick or the bait, but about attracting (吸引) the right chances. He taught people about the importance of patience, understanding the situation, and making ________ decisions.

This story teaches us an important lesson. Sometimes, in life, we don’t need to run after things. Just like Jiang Taigong, if we have patience, the right chances will come to us willingly, like fish voluntarily jumping onto a line. ________, remember, be patient, work hard, and have confidence in ________, just like Jiang Taigong, then you’ll be able to catch the right chances and achieve success!

Confucius is known as a famous educator (教育家) all over the world as he provided the poor people with chances to be educated. He left many famous sayings, but he also made ______.

Once Confucius and his students had nothing to eat for several days and they were ______. Luckily, his student Yan Hui found some rice and cooked it for everyone. ______ the food was almost ready, Yan Hui took out some rice from the pot and ate it.

Confucius ______ all this, but he didn’t say a word. Later, the rice was done. When Yan Hui invited his teacher to have the meal, Confucius said, “Food should be served to the old first, shouldn’t it? Why did you ______ the rice first?”

Yan Hui offered his ______ politely. He said, “I am afraid I am misunderstood. I saw some charcoal ash (炭灰) fall into the pot. It is a ______ to throw the rice away, so I picked out the dirty rice and ate it.”

Confucius suddenly understood. He felt ______ and said, “As an old saying goes, ‘Seeing is believing’, but now it seems that one’s eyes cannot be trusted completely. We can’t ______ our eyes all the time. I must ______ to you for what I said just now.”