Read the following passage carefully Select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in the word bank . You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once . accepted circumstances deserving prison appointed complained fought survive argument considering invested territory blessings contribution praying The idiom 管鲍之交 ( Friendship between Guan and Bao ) describing great friends who know and trust each other well was created after the names of Guan Zhong ( 管仲 ) , a famous prime minister of the State of Qi in the Spring and Autumn Period , and his close friend Bao Shuya ( 鲍叔牙 ) . Guan came from a poor family. When he and Bao engaged in trade together， Guan 1 ) _ less but took more profits . People around Bao 2 ) _ about this . But Bao said," He did so because he is poor, not because he is greedy." And when Guan failed again and again in various undertakings, Bao attributed them to unfavorable 3 ) _ instead of Guan' s incompetence . Even when Guan , during a war , deserted the battlefield three times , with others 4 ) _ him a coward , Bao explained in defense of him that Guan had to 5 ) _ the war to look after his aged mother . Afterwards , both Guan and Bao became statesmen for the State of Qi . Guan served Prince Jiu while Bao served Prince Xiao bat . These two princes 6 ) _ for the throne ( 王位 ) , and Xiao bai won . Jiu was killed and Guan was imprisoned . But , when Bao was to be 7 ) _ as the prime minister by the new emperor , he recommended Guan , who was still in 8_ , because he believed Guan had the ability to rule an empire . The ruler 9 ) _ the suggestion . After being appointed , Guan‘ s position was even higher than that of Bao . Due to Guan’ s 10 ) _ , only seven years passed before Qi became the most powerful state in China . Guan always said It was my parents who gave life to me . It is Bao Shuya who really knows me