A Carpenter's StoryAn elderly carpenter was ready to retire（退休）．He told his boss of his plans to leave the house-building business to live a more leisure life with his wife and family．
The boss was sorry to see his skillful worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor．The carpenter said yes，but over time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work．He used shoddy workmanship （粗糙的手艺） and low-quality materials．It was an unfortunate way to end a perfect career．
When the carpenter finished his work，his boss came to inspect the house．Then he handed the front-door key to the carpenter and said，"This is your house…my gift to you．"
The carpenter was shocked!
"What a shame!If I had only known he was building my own house，I would have done it all so differently…"The carpenter said to himself．
So it is with us．We build our lives，a day at a time，often putting less than our best into the building．Then，with a shock；we realize 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 go back．Someone once said，"Life is a do-it-yourself project．"Your attitude and the choices you made today，help build the"house"you will live in tomorrow．Therefore，build wisely!
Title：A Carpenter's Story

Passage outline	Supporting details
Introduction	An elderly carpenter was asked to build an extra house as a personal favor to his boss （71） ______ he retired．
Process of building the extra house	●He agreed to build he house，but he didn't do it whole-heatedly． ●He was quite （72） ______ ，but he didn't try his best． ●He had many good materials，but he used low-quality ones．
（73） ______ of getting the house as a present	●He was surprised to get the house as a gift to him． ●He was （74） ______ for putting less than his best to build it． ●He would do it much differently if he could do it again．
Conclusion	Life is a do-it-yourself project，and no one can go back．So no matter （75） ______ you have chosen to do，try your best to do it well．