Anelderlycarpenter（木匠）wasreadytoretire．Hetoldhisbosshisplansto（41）___thebusinessandliveamorerelaxedlifewithhiswife．Hewouldmissthepay，butheneededtoretire．Thebosswas（42）___toseehisgoodwork

　　An elderly carpenter（木匠） was ready to retire．He told his boss his plans to （41）___ the business and live a more relaxed life with his wife．He would miss the pay，but he needed to retire．

　　The boss was （42）___ to see his good worker go，and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor．The carpenter said yes，（43）___ it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work．He used poor skills and （44）___ materials．It was an unfortunate way to （45）___ his career．

　　When the carpenter finished his work，the boss came to （46）___ the house．After he checked it out，he handed a （47）___ to the carpenter．"This is your house，"he said．‘It is my gift to you．"

　　What a shame！If he knew he was building his own house，the old man would have done it all so （48）___．

　　So it is with all of us．Think of your life as a （49）___．Each day you hammer a nail（钉子），place a board，or set up a wall．You must try your best to build the house wisely because it is the only life you will ever have．Your life tomorrow will（50）___ from the attitudes you choose today．

　　41．A．openB．beginC．leaveD．find42．A．happyB．worriedC．angryD．sorry43．A．butB．andC．orD．so44．A．freshB．cheapC．richD．expensive45．A．startB．improveC．meetD．end46．A．buyB．buildC．seeD．sell47．A．billB．letterC．keyD．phone48．A．differentlyB．difficultlyC．possiblyD．simply49．A．presentB．journeyC．mapD．house50．A．learnB．resultC．hearD．answer．