There was once a carpenter(木匠) living in a small village.He had no other skills,but he was good at (1)
C
C
houses.His boss was very nice,so he worked for his boss one year after another. (2)
B
B
ten years of working for the same company,he finally got tired of it and made a (3)
C
C
.He told the boss that he wanted to (4)
A
A
the job and live a peaceful life with his family.
However,after hearing this,his boss asked him to (5)
B
B
to build one final house before he left the team.The carpenter (6)
C
C
agreed,although he didn't want to do this kind of work anymore.He built the house,but his (7)
B
B
wasn't in it.In order to rush to finish the job,he used cheap (8)
A
A
.As a result,it turned out to be the (9)
B
B
house that he had ever built.When he finished,his boss came to see him last time.Seeing the house,he said nothing.
He (10)
A
A
the worker for building the house.He then (11)
C
C
,"I wanted to do something special for you to say thanks for your ten years of hard work.You have built so many beautiful houses for other people these years.But there is no one for yourself.So I'm giving you this house as a (12)
A
A
."
What a (13)
B
B
!The carpenter was speechless.He had never thought his boss would give him such a big gift.If he knew he was building his own house,he would have done it much more (14)
A
A
.He (15)
C
C
building his final house so poorly.
(1)A.drawing |
B.moving |
C.building |
(2)A.Before |
B.After |
C.Since |
(3)A.mistake |
B.promise |
C.decision |
(4)A.give up |
B.look up |
C.show up |
(5)A.refuse |
B.volunteer |
C.drive |
(6)A.seldom |
B.only |
C.still |
(7)A.head |
B.heart |
C.a(chǎn)rm |
(8)A.materials |
B.lifts |
C.tools |
(9)A.smallest |
B.worst |
C.best |
(10)A.paid |
B.cost |
C.spent |
(11)A.a(chǎn)dvised |
B.cried |
C.explained |
(12)A.gift |
B.choice |
C.lesson |
(13)A.victory |
B.shame |
C.course |
(14)A.differently |
B.secretly |
C.comfortably |
(15)A.suggested |
B.required |
C.regretted |