Confucius（孔子） 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 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 poor family， wanted to be accepted as Confucius's student． But the family was so poor that they even had difficulty supporting their daily life． He was afraid he would be rejected as he could not afford the tuition． 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．（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 youngD． many people in the government knew him well（2）When Confucius tried to introduce his political views， the rulers ____ ．A． were willing to accept his viewsB． refused to listen to himC． gave away something important to himD． made their ears deaf（3）What is the best title of the passage？ ____ A． The first private school in China．B． Famous students of Confucius．C． Confucius' political views．D． Confucius - great educator．