Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words from the word bank. You may not use any of the words more than once. A) turned B) convince C) remarkable D) rolls E) divergence F) vision G) solve H) current Confucius was born on September 8th, 551 BC. He was a educationalist, ideologist and the founder of Confucianism and private schools in China. Through his righteousness, optimism and enterprising spirit he still has a great influence on the character of the Chinese. During his life Confucius decided to dedicate himself to serving his motherland. However, he only served the government for several years. He contributed greatly to the development of the country and was promoted, but due to with the king his political career ended. During the following 14 years, he left home and traveled around other countries to different rulers of his . Finally, because his ideas were not adopted, he returned home, still not recognized by the king. Despite his failure in politics, his educational career out to be fruitful. He spent most of his lifetime teaching and helping students problems. During his life about 3,000 students studied under his instruction. As the wheel of history on, Chinese people still remember him and carry on his great philosophy—Confucianism.