The lion is a special animal to Chinese people. A pair of stone lions, a male and a female, are {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (common) seen in front of the gates of traditional buildings.

    The lion {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (regard) as the king in the animal world so it represents power. The stone lions are also used to indicate the ranks of {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(official).

    It is interesting to note that China had no lions originally. The earliest stone lions were sculpted{#blank#}4{#/blank#} the beginning of Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 AD) with{#blank#}5{#/blank#}introduction of Buddhism into ancient China. In the Buddhist faith, the lion{#blank#}6{#/blank#}can protect the Truth and keep off evils, is considered a holy animal of nobleness and dignity. In Chinese folk tales, the lion has become a symbol of {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(brave), power and good luck.

    It was also popular{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(decorate) bridges with sculpted stone lions for the same reason. The {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(well)known of this is the Lugouqiao (also as Marco Polo Bridge){#blank#}10{#/blank#} (build) from 1189 to 1192. A famous proverb says, “The lions on the Lugouqiao are uncountable.”

    In 551 BC, a man {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (name) Kongzi was born to a poor family in the province of Shandong. Kongzi {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (know) in the Western world as Confucius.

    Confucius saw many problems in the world in {#blank#}3{#/blank#} he lived. He looked forward to {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (help) make improvements to change the world for the better. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (get) into a position of influence, Confucius tried to get himself appointed （任命）as an advisor to a number of different government officials. Having got a(n) {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (disappoint) result, Confucius set out to become a teacher.

    Confucius believed in peace and order. He felt everyone had a proper role in society, and {#blank#}7{#/blank#} if people were willing to accept their role and show good {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (behave), peace would be kept. So Confucius laid out what he called ethics. These ethics explained how a person should treat others. One of {#blank#}9{#/blank#} most important ethics explained the responsibilities of children to respect and listen to their parents and other elders.

    During his own lifetime, Confucius' teachings were not widely accepted. However, within a hundred years they were being used by the emperor to help him rule, and {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (final) became a widely followed philosophy（哲学）.

    Elisabeth Kubler-Ross was born in Zurich, Switzerland in 1926. In spite of her father's objections, Elisabeth was determined at an early age {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(study) medicine and in 1957 received her medical degree from the University of Zurich. In 1958 she married Dr. Emanuel Ross, {#blank#}2{#/blank#}American, who also studied medicine at the university and they moved to the U.S. to fulfill their medical dreams {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (well).

    While working at Manhattan State Hospital, Dr. Kubler-Ross {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(horrify) by the routine neglect and poor treatment of mental patients. It was here that she began her lifelong approach to medical practice as she developed a program of individual care and attention for each patient. This approach resulted{#blank#}5{#/blank#}significant improvement in the mental health of 94% of her patients.

    In 1965, Dr. Kubler-Ross published her first book, On Death and Dying, a 1969 worldwide bestseller. {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(base) on her many patient interviews, she identified the five now {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (wide) accepted stages that patients go through as they approach death: denial, anger, bargaining,{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(depress) and acceptance.

    During her career, Dr. Kubler-Ross served in 16 different hospitals and universities,{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(write) more than 20 books, many of {#blank#}10{#/blank#}were translated into other languages, and received many honors. In 1999, she was listed among Time's 100 Most Important Thinkers of the Century.