An old carpenter ( 木匠) was ready to retire. His boss was 11  to see the good worker go. He asked the

carpenter 12  he could build just one more house. The carpenter said yes, 13   his mind was not on his work any more.

    He used poor materials and worked on the house

14  . When the carpenter finished his work,the boss

15  the front-door key to him. This is your house, ” he said. “A 16   for you."

   What a surprise!What a 17 ! If he had known he

was building his 18  house,he would liave done it differently. Now he had to live in the house he had poorly built.

       19 it is with us. Sometimes we build our 20  carelessly. At important points we do not try our best. Then with a shame we look at the situation we have 21  . We find that we are now living in the house we have poorly built. But we don't have a 22   to make it all over again. Think of 23 as the carpenter. Think about your life. Build it 24  . It is the only life you will ever build because life is a do-it-yourself project.

    Your life today is the 25  of your attitudes anc choices you made in the past. Your life tomorrow will be thal of your attitudes and choices you make today.

11. A. glad   B. nervous C. ready   D. sorry

12. A. ??   B. when C.how   D. why

13. A. and   B. but C.or   D. so

14. A. carefully   B. completely 

    C.carelessly   D. successfully

15. A. handed   B. lent C.sold   D. threw

16. A. gift   B. promise C. choice   D. question

17. A. task   B. wisdom C. shame   D. stress

18. A. real   B. expensive C.old   D. own

19. A. Neither   B. So   C. Nor   D. As

20. A. studies   B. lives C.jobs   D. feelings

21 .A. created   B. changed 

   C. discussed   D. affected

22. A. plan   B. chance C. method   D. pleasure

23. A. himself   B. herself C. myself   D. yourself

24. A. wisely   B. peacefully C.rapidly   D. widely

25. A. talent   B. wealth C. result   D. difference

10. To make our hometown more beautiful,we should protect our environment. So don't drop litter everywhere.

9. ( 2015 山东东营中考) Drinking alcohol (白酒) call be 

your brains. So people in China aren’t allowed to drink it if they are younger than 18.

   A. good at   B. good with

   C.harmful to   D. thirsty for

8. Each time tourists travel to Beijing,they  the For-bidden City.

   A. will be shown up   B. will be shown around

   C.will show around   D. will show to

7. Not only Jim but also his parents  a few interesting  places since they came to China.

   A. will visit   B. has visited

   C.have visited   D. visited

6. Please  the tap when you brush your teeth.

   A. take down   B. turn up

    C.take away   D. turn off

5. Some people waste too much water. They don't believe that it can  some day.

   A. keep out   B. run out

   C.be run out   D. run out of

4. I think we must give up using plastic bags to  our earth.

   A. produce   B. protect

    C. provide   D. pollute

3. Driving after drinking wine  in China.

   A. allows   B. doesn’t allow

   C. is allowed   D. isn’t allowed

2. The government should stop them from  trees in the

forest.

   A. cutting down   B. putting down

   C.taking down   D. letting down