8.A
9.
(1) Don't be happy or sad because of foreign things (good or bad) and yourself (gain or loss).
(2) Wang Zhi was sick alone and gave him a farewell dinner outside the capital (capital, capital).
10.
(1) Example: Wen Jia showed Fan Zhongyan's patriotic feelings of loving the country and the people, and his optimistic spirit of not liking things.
(2) For example, Wang Zhi and Fan Zhongyan are like-minded people. When Fan Zhongyan was demoted, the court stipulated that cronies, everyone avoided Fan, fearing that he would not be in time, but he was ill to see him off. When others questioned him, he proudly compared himself with Fan Zhongyan.