An elderly carpenter (木匠) was ready to retire (退休). He told his boss that he planned to leave the building business and live a more relaxing life with his wife, enjoying his big family. He would miss the pay check each week, but he needed to retire. He believed they could get by (勉強過活) even on a small amount of money.

The boss was sorry to see his good worker leave and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, but soon afterwards he was found to be absent-minded. He used shoddy materials to build the house. How disappointing it was to end his career in this way!

When the carpenter finished all his work, the boss came to inspect (檢查) the new house as usual. But after that, he handed the front-door key to the carpenter, saying. “This is your house, my gift to you.”

What a shock! What a shame! If he had known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently. Now he had to live in the worst house he had ever built in his life.

Think of yourself as the carpenter. Think about your house. Each day you hammer a nail, place a board, or put up a wall. Build wisely. It is the only life you ever build. Even if you live it for only one more day, that day deserves (值得) to be lived comfortably.

Life is a do-it-yourself project. Your life today is the result of your attitudes (態(tài)度) and choices in the past. Your life tomorrow will be the result of your attitudes and the choices you make today.

1.According to the article, the carpenter _________.

A.was too old to build a fine house B.had a large family to raise

C.was not in need of money D.was not welcome

2.What does the underlined word “shoddy” in the second paragraph probably mean?

A.Beautiful. B.Best. C.Bad. D.Good.

3.The carpenter was ________ when he learned that the house he had built was for himself.

A.excited B.delighted C.worried D.surprised

4.What is the main idea of the fifth paragraph?

A.We should try our best to do things well. B.We should build a good house to live in.

C.We always like doing something. D.We enjoy building the house.

5.What does the writer mainly want to tell us in the text?

A.We should build a house wisely.

B.Building a house is like building a life.

C.We should pursue (追求) a comfortable life.

D.We should have the right attitude towards life.

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