20. A. nature B.
sea C.
planet
D. forest
第二篇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 15we 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!