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There was once a carpenter (木匠) living in a small village. He didn't have other skills, but he was good at 1 houses. His boss was very 2 , so he worked for his boss one year after another. After ten years of working for the same company, he finally got tired of it and made a 3 . He told the boss that he wanted to 4 the job and live a peaceful life with his family.
However, after hearing this, his boss asked him to 5 to build one final house before he left the team. The carpenter 6 agreed, although he didn't want to do this kind of work anymore. He built the house, but his 7 wasn't in it. In order to rush to finish the job, he used cheap 8 . As a result, it turned out to be the 9 house that he had ever built. When he finished, his boss came to see him last time. Seeing the house, he sad 10 .
He paid the worker for building the house. He then 11 , "I wanted to do something 12 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 13 . So I'm giving you this house as a gift."
What a shame! The carpenter was speechless. He had not 14 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 15 . He regretted building his final house so poorly.
( )1. A. watching
B. seeking
C. building
D. drawing
( )2. A. nice
B. lazy
C. strict
D. serious
( )3. A. choice
B. promise
C. decision
D. mistake
( )4. A. give up
B. give in
C. give away
D. give back
( )5. A. refuse
B. volunteer
C. help
D. provide
( )6. A. even
B. just
C. only
D. still
( )7. A. head
B. heart
C. arm
D. eye
( )8. A. materials
B. computers
C. tools
D. instruments
( )9. A. biggest
B. greatest
C. worst
D. best
( )10. A. anything
B. everything
C. nothing
D. something
( )11. A. advised
B. shouted
C. laughed
D. explained
( )12. A. useful
B. helpful
C. meaningless
D. special
( )13. A. himself
B. herself
C. myself
D. yourself
( )14. A. thought
B. doubted
C. wondered
D. believed
( )15. A. loudly
B. differently
C. secretly
D. comfortably
carpenter /ˈkɑːpəntə(r)/ n. 木匠，木工
skill /skɪl/ n. 技能，技巧
rush to do sth. 赶紧做某事，匆忙去做某事
in order to do sth. 为了做某事
material /məˈtɪəriəl/ n. 材料，原料
as a result /rɪˈzʌlt/ 结果，因此
shame /ʃeɪm/ n. 羞耻，惭愧；令人惋惜的事
speechless /ˈspiːtʃləs/ adj. 说不出话的，哑口无言的
regret /rɪˈɡret/ v. 后悔，遗憾 n. 懊悔，遗憾
Answers to the exericises
练习题答案
1. C building
2. A nice
3. C decision
4. A give up
5. C help
6. D still
7. B heart
8. A materials
9. C worst
10. C nothing
11. D explained
12. D special
13. D yourself
14. A thought
15. B differently
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