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An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer of his plans to  1  the house-building business to live a more  2  life with his wife and  3  his extended family. He would miss the paycheck（工资）each week, but he wanted to retire. They could  4 . 

The employer was  5  to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes,  6  over time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He used bad workmanship and  7  materials. It was an unfortunate way to  8  a dedicated（献身的）career.

When the carpenter finished  his work, his employer came to  9 the house. Then he handed the front-door  10  to the carpenter and said, “This is your house... my  11  to you.”

The carpenter was shocked!

What a  12 ! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently.

13  it is with us. We build our lives, a day at a time, often putting  14  than our best into the building. Then, with a shock, we  15  we have to live in the house we have built. If we could do it over, we would do it much differently.

But, you cannot  16 . You are the carpenter, and every day you hammer a nail, place a board, or build a wall. Someone  17  said, “Life is a do-it-yourself project.” Your  18 ,  and the choices you  19  today, help build the “house” you will live in tomorrow. Therefore, build  20 !

1. A. continue              B. start                       C. leave                D. find                       

2. A. leisurely              B. lonely                      C. orderly              D. friendly                

3. A support               B. share                       C. enjoy                 D. care                             

4. A. go off                  B. get by                      C. pass on             D. work away            

5. A. polite                  B. nervous                   C. proud                D. sorry