阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从16-25各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。 Mencius(孟子) was one of the great minds in history. It is sald that he1 near a school and gained a love of learning there. His book, Mencius, was one of the most2 books in history. The book was on Confucian philosophy (儒家哲学) There are many 3 about young Mencius. Here is one.
When Mencius and his mother were living near the market, there were many people selling meat. His mother made a living by weaving(织) and 4 the cloth. She made little money and wasn't able to 5 meat.
One day, on his way home, Mencius heard one of his neighbors killing a pig. He6 ran home and asked his mother, "Why does he7 his pig?" His mother, who was busy with her chores, answered without thinking, "So that you can have meat in your meal." Mencius was8 and clapped his hands, "I can eat meat!"
Seeing that Mencius was so happy, his mother felt sorry for lying to her son."Having no meat to eat is not a big deal, but it would be9 if he learns to lie from me," she thought. To make up for her10 , his mother brought a piece of meat with the little money she had and cooked it for him.