In the Warring States Period，the State of Qin had a fight with the State of Zhao.Some talented people were needed to ask for help from Chu.Then Mao Sui — the man who believed he was the right person for this task came and recommended（推薦） himself.And he made the king of Chu send the army to help successfully.Zhao was safe.From then on，Mao Sui became a well-known hero of the state.
	One day，Shang Yang put a thin wooden pole（木桿） near the south gate of the capital of Qin.He promised to pay 10 gold pieces to anyone who could move it to the north gate.It was such a simple job that all the people thought Shang was joking.Then he added 40 more gold pieces.A man moved it and he really got 50 gold pieces.After that，the people of Qin believed Shang was a man of his word.So they all followed Shang's new laws later.
	Wang Xizhi was one of the most famous calligraphers（書法家） during the Eastern Jin Dynasty of China.When he was very young，he practiced his art every day and never stopped.One time，Wang Xizhi wrote in wood for an engraver（雕刻師） to cut.Then the engraver found the ink（墨） had penetrated （滲透） one centimeter into the wood.Now "Ru Mu San Fen" is often used to describe expressing sharp（尖銳的） ideas or useful views.

（1）Shang Yang's story tells us that a man of his word can

B

B

.
A．protect his state
B．get people's trust
C．have new friends
D．make more money
（2）We usually use "

C

C

" to express sharp ideas or useful advice.
A．Mao Sui recommended himself
B．Build trust by using a wooden pole
C．Ru Mu San Fen
D．Zhuang Zhou dreamed of a butterfly
（3）People should learn from

A

A

to catch each chance in front of challenges.
A．Mao Sui
B．Shang Yang
C．Wang Xizhi
D．Yu Boya