One of the wonderful things about being a foreign educator in China is that Chinese students are so (s1) _________ to learn from you. They have been (S2) ________ from an early age to be knowledge (S3) _________, looking to (S4) _______ up as much new information from their teachers as they can. Secondly, Confucian education demands a high degree of respect for teachers. The title "Lao Shi" is one of (S5) _______ in Chinese society, though teachers tend to be poorly paid. Even greater is the respect in China for foreign teachers or "foreign experts" as they are called. Despite the fact that most foreign experts in China have no previous (S6) _______ as teachers of English as a foreign language but are employed as such, the Chinese government welcomes their contribution by (S7) _________ a respectful title upon them. Thus, Chinese students hold their foreign teachers especially in high regard, which is perhaps why so many people (S8) _________________________.