An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer of his plans to 36 the house-building business to live a more 37 life with his wife and 38 his extended family. He would miss the paycheck（工资）each week, but he wanted to retire. They could39 .
The employer was 40 to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, 41 over time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He used bad workmanship and 42 materials. It was an unfortunate way to 43a dedicated（献身的）career.
  When the carpenter finished his work, his employer came to 44 the house. Then he handed the front-door 45to the carpenter and said, “This is your house... my46 to you.”
  The carpenter was shocked!
 What a 47 ! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently.
 48it is with us. We build our lives, a day at a time, often putting 49 than our best into the building. Then, with a shock, we 50 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 51 . You are the carpenter, and every day you hammer a nail, place a board, or build a wall. Someone 52 said, “Life is a do-it-yourself project.” Your53 , and the choices you 54today, help build the “house” you will live in tomorrow. Therefore, build 55 !
36.  A. continue   B. start       C. leave       D. find
37  A. leisurely   B. lonely      C. orderly      D. friendly
38  A support     B. share      C. enjoy       D. care
39.  A. go off     B. get by      C. pass on     D. work away
40.  A. polite      B. nervous    C. proud      D. sorry
41.  A. but        B. while      C. which      D. before
42.  A. perfect     B. inferior     C. superior    D. tough
43.  A. satisfy     B. improve     C. meet      D. end
44.  A. buy       B. repair        C. inspect    D. sell
45.  A. roof      B. window        C. key     D. design
46  . A. gift       B. promise       C. salary    D. words
47.  A. disappointment  B. shame     C. pleasure   D. success
48.  A. So         B. Yet         C. As        D. Such
49.  A. worse      B. more      C. rather    D. less
50.  A. realize      B. explain    C. think    D. admit     
51.  A. step forward       B. go back       C. come out    D. look around
52.  A. never            B. again          C. once        D. nearly
53 .  A. attitude         B. experience       C. skill       D. advantage     
54.  A. learn          B. take             C. see         D. make
55.  A. badly         B. wisely           C. early         D. confidently

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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

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

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

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

    You can’t   16. You are the carpenter, and every day you hammer in a nail, position a board, or build a wall. Someone   17said, “Life is a do-it-yourself project”. Your   18, and the choices you   19today, 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. will miss         B. would miss      C. missed          D. miss

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

6.A. but               B. while           C. when            D. before

7.A. perfect           B. good            C. bad             D. beautiful

8.A. satisfy           B. improve         C. meet            D. end

9.A. buy               B. repair          C. see             D. sell

10.A. roof             B. window          C. key             D. design

11.A. gift             B. promise         C. salary          D. words

12.A. disappointment   B. shame           C. pleasure        D. success

13.A. So               B. Yet             C. As              D. Such

14.A. worse            B. more            C. rather          D. less

15.A. realize          B. explain         C. think           D. admit

16.A. step forward     B. go back         C. come out        D. look around

17.A. never            B. again           C. once            D. nearly

18.A. attitude         B. experience      C. skill           D. advantage

19.A. learn            B. take            C. see             D. make

20.A. badly            B. wisely          C. early           D. confidently

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 favour. 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                   

6. A. but           B. while     C. which       D. before         

7. A. perfect        B. inferior   C. superior    D. tough                  

8. A. satisfy      B. improve     C. meet      D. end                      

9. A. buy        B. repair       C. inspect    D. sell                  

10. A. roof      B. window      C. key      D. design                   

11. A. gift       B. promise      C. salary    D. words

12. A. disappointment      B. shame         

C. pleasure             D. success        

13. A. So       B. Yet          C. As       D. Such                    

14. A. worse     B. more        C. rather     D. less                     

15. A. realize    B. explain       C. think      D. admit                   

16. A. step forward         B. go back

C. come out            D. look around

17. A. never     B. again        C. once     D. nearly            

18. A. attitude   B. experience    C. skill      D. advantage       

19. A. learn       B. take       C. see        D. make                   

20. A. badly  B. wisely      C. early         D. confidently             

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         

6. A. but               B. while       C. which        D. before          7. A. perfect          B. inferior   C. superior      D. tough           8. A. satisfy           B. improve      C. meet          D. end              

9. A. buy               B. repair      C. inspect          D. sell             10. A. roof             B. window       C. key              D. design       11. A. gift             B. promise      C. salary          D. words   

12. A. disappointment   B. shame        C. pleasure         D. success      13. A. So               B. Yet         C. As               D. Such         14. A. worse            B. more         C. rather           D. less         15. A. realize          B. explain      C. think            D. admit        16. A. step forward     B. go back      C. come out         D. look around