1.          An elderly carpenter was ready to retire． He told his employer of his plans to 1 the house-building business to live a more2  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 was5to 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 bad workmanship and7materials． It was an unfortunate way to8 a dedicated（献身的）career．

When the carpenter finished  his work, his employer came to9the house． Then he handed the front-door10to the carpenter and said, “This is your house．．． my11to you．”

         The carpenter was shocked!

         What a12! 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 putting14 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  17said, “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!