【Anelderlycarpenter(木匠)wasreadytoretire.Hetoldhisbosshisplansto1thebusinessandliveamorerelaxedlifewithhiswife.Hewouldmissthepay,butheneededtoretire.Thebosswas2toseehisgoodworkergo,andask】

　　Anelderlycarpenter(木匠)wasreadytoretire.Hetoldhisbosshisplansto 1 thebusinessandliveamorerelaxedlifewithhiswife.Hewouldmissthepay,butheneededtoretire.

　　Thebosswas 2 toseehisgoodworkergo,andaskedifhecouldbuildjustonemorehouseasapersonalfavor.Thecarpentersaidyes, 3 itwaseasytoseethathisheartwasnotinhiswork.Heusedpoorskillsand 4 materials.Itwasanunfortunatewayto 5 hiscareer.

　　Whenthecarpenterfinishedhiswork,thebosscameto 6 thehouse.Afterhecheckeditout,hehandeda 7 tothecarpenter.“Thisisyourhouse,”hesaid.‘Itismygifttoyou.”

　　Whatashame！Ifheknewhewasbuildinghisownhouse,theoldmanwouldhavedoneitallso 8 .

　　Soitiswithallofus.Thinkofyourlifeasa 9 .Eachdayyouhammeranail(钉子),placeaboard,orsetupawall.Youmusttryyourbesttobuildthehousewiselybecauseitistheonlylifeyouwilleverhave.Yourlifetomorrowwill 10 fromtheattitudesyouchoosetoday.

　　小题1:.A．openB．beginC．leaveD．find小题2:.A．happyB．worriedC．angryD．sorry小题3:A．butB．andC．orD．so小题4:A．freshB．cheapC．richD．expensive小题5:A．startB．improveC．meetD．end小题6:A．buyB．buildC．seeD．sell小题7:A．billB．letterC．keyD．phone小题