"The House I Built" essay and its answers.

An old carpenter is preparing to retire. He told his boss that he would leave the construction industry and go home to enjoy family happiness with his wife and children.

The boss didn't want to let his good worker go and asked him if he could help build another house. The old carpenter agreed. But everyone can see later that his heart is no longer working. He uses soft materials and does rough work. After the house was built, the boss gave him the key to the gate.

"This is your house," he said. "My gift to you."

He was dumbfounded with shock and ashamed. If he knew he was building a house for himself, how could he do it? Now he has to live in a humble house!

So do we. We "build" our lives at will, not actively, but passively, refusing to do anything (A. Seeking truth from facts

B. Keep improving

C. icing on the cake

D. muddling along), you can't do your best at the critical moment. When we realized our situation, we were already trapped in the "house" we built.

Imagine you as a carpenter. Think about your house. Every day you knock a nail, add a board, or erect a wall. Use your wisdom to build well! Your life is the only creation in your life, which cannot be erased and rebuilt. _ _ _ _ has only one day to live, and that day _ _ _ _ should live beautifully and nobly. The nameplate on the wall reads: "Life is my own creation."

(Chaoyang)

The word "_ _" in 1. "Rough" is a typo and should be corrected to _ _.

2. The correct idiom chosen in brackets is (

)。

3.

"Your life is the only creation in your life", and the word "unique" in the sentence has the function of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. 4. The related word that should be filled in the last paragraph is ().

A. Although ...

B.if ... then ...

C. Despite ... ...

D. Because ... also ...

5."_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

6. The "self-built house" mentioned in this article is actually _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

7. The article "One Case, One Discussion" aims to remind us that we must use _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to build ourselves well.

8. Think about how you love life and create life, and practice what you have learned after reading this article.

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(Reference answer: 1. random

2.B

3.

Emphasize the importance of creating life.

4.

A

5.

Can't go all out at the critical moment.

6.

Your own life.

7. Your wisdom and beautiful life