Leo Tolstoy was a Russian writer and moral philosopher, and one of the world’s greatest novelists.He was born on April 30, 1828 and died on Feb.14, 1910.His writings (1) _____ influenced much of 20th-century literature, and his moral (2) _____ helped shape the thinking of several important (3) _____ and political leaders.

　　Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy was born (4) _____ a family of noble landowners at his family (5) _____ south Moscow.His early education came from tutors at home, but after the deaths of his parents in the1830s, he was (6) _____ by relatives.He entered Kazan’ University when he was 16 but preferred to educate himself independently, and in 1847 he (7) _____ his studies without finishing his degree.His next 15 years were very (8) _____ Tolstoy returned to manage the family estate, with the determination to improve himself intellectually and physically.After less than two years, however, he abandoned rural life (9) _____ the pleasures of Moscow.In 1551 Tolstoy traveled to the Caucasus, a region then part of southern Russia, where his brother was serving in the army.He was (10) _____ as a volunteer, serving with distinction in the Crimean War from 1853 to 1556.

　　Tolstoy achieved great literary fame during his lifetime, both in Russia and abroad.Thirty-one translations of his works appear in the year 1857 alone.

　　The most significant part of Tolstoy’s legacy may be his defense of the individual personality.
____

A.gave up

B.gave in

C.gave out

D.gave off