Zeng Guofan was a great scholar and official of the Qing Dynasty.His letters to his family are so famous （1）

that

that

they are still valued by many Chinese people today.
    In his early years，he left home （2）

to study

to study

（study） and gradually became a government official.He studied hard all the time and （3）

was influenced

was influenced

（influence） greatly by Confucianism.As the eldest in his family，he cared deeply about his younger brothers '（4）

development

development

（develop）.When he travelled away from home，Zeng Guofan wrote（5）

nearly

nearly

（ near）1，500 letters to his family，mostly to his younger brothers.
    In a letter to his ninth brother，he told him that not giving up was the key（6）

to

to

all success in life.In letters to his children，he encouraged them to remember three things，"Work hard，be careful with money and be honest."He was against（7）

the

the

idea of handing down money and possessions to children because he was most worried that the younger generation would grow up proud and lazy.He said they would never be（8）

hungry

hungry

（ hunger） if they worked hard.
    Later，Zeng Guofan （9）

founded

founded

（found） the Xiang Army and followed the Confucian principles in governing the army.Having even higher standards（標準） for（10）

himself

himself

（he），he reflected（反思） on what he had said and done，and wrote his thoughts down in his diary every evening，promising to do better the next day.
    Today，he is regarded as a model of the Confucian ideals.