Du Fu was one of the greatest Chinese poets.He was little（1）

known

known

（know） to other writers in his early years.But later he became a poet whose works had great influence on both Chinese（2）

and

and

Japanese literature.His works have been introduced to western readers.Of his poetic writings，（3）

nearly

nearly

/'nali/ 1，500 poems have been kept over the centuries.
    Du Fu received a traditional education but failed in the Imperial Examination（科舉考試）.As a result，he spent much of his youth（4）

traveling

traveling

（ travel）.During his travels，he became famous as（5）

a

a

poet and met other poets of the period，including Li Bai.He met Li Bai（6）

in

in

the autumn of the year 744，when they shared many（7）

kinds

kinds

（ kind） of activities，such as hunting，and poetry，and then built a（8）

close

close

/kl??z/ friendship.They met again the following year.These（9）

were

were

（ be） the only chances for them to meet face to face，although they continued with their relationship through poetry.
    His greatest（10）

wish

wish

/w??/ was to serve his country.Therefore，Du Fu returned to the capital and devoted the rest of his life to his motherland.