Confucius was born in today’s Qufu in Shandong Province in 551 BC. His family was far from being wealthy. But he was a hard-working pupil even in his childhood. As a young man of a little over twenty, he became a small official of the state. Since he was very knowledgeable and serious in work, he had become quite well-known by the time he turned thirty. Confucius had been to many of the states of the time, trying to make his political views accepted by the rulers in running their states. But they turned a d deaf ear to his views and opinions. As a result, Confucius made up his mind to devote all his energies to education. When people learned about this, many of them sent their children to him to be educated. They were accepted and so Confucius became the first man in the history of Chinese education to start a private school. Yan Hui, a young man of humble origin, wanted to be accepted as Confucius’s student. But the family was so poor that they even had difficulty providing themselves with daily necessities. He was afraid he would be rejected as he could not afford the tuition(学费) One day he came to where Confucius was giving lectures and overheard Confucius say, “I’m ready to accept anyone that can bring 10 pieces of preserved meat for tuition, whatever his origin” Hearing this, Yan Hui hurried back home and told his friends Zi Lu and Zi Gong about it. A few days later, all three became Confucius’s students. Confucius was a dedicated educator, having accepted a total of 3,000 students in his life, of whom 72 were outstanding scholars. Through educational work, Confucius succeeded in spreading his political views, which eventually became an independent school of thought and had a great influence on China for thousands of years.【小题】(1) Confucius had become very famous by the time he turned thirty because ______.A.he had rich knowledge and took his work seriouslyB.his political view had been widely acceptedC.he was a hard-working pupil when he was young.D.many people in the government knew him well【小题】(2) The underlined phrase “turned a deaf ear to” in the first paragraph probably means “______”.A.were willing to accept somethingB.refused to listen to someoneC.gave away something important to others.D.made someone’s ear deaf【小题】(3) From the last part of the first paragraph, we can learn that _____.A.nobody hoped to send their children to school thenB.Confucius was the first person to start education for all in ChinaC.onfucius was happy to work in the governmentD.Confucius started his school with the help of the government【小题】(4) Which of the following statements is NOT true according the passage?A.Confucius used to work for the government.B.Confucius made his political views known through educational work.C.Some young men failed to be accepted by Confucius because of poverty.D.Confucius political views had a great effect on China.