Paul， a carpenter（木匠），was over 60 years old． He was ready to retire（退休）．

He told his boss that he was about to leave the house building business because he wanted to live a relaxing life with his wife and enjoy family life．The boss was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build one more house． Paul said yes， but not long after that it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work． He didn't care about the work， and he used bad materials to build the house． It was a terrible way to end his job．

When Paul finished his work and the boss came to check the house． Then he handed the front ﹣ door key to Paul， "This is your house"he said "my gift to you．"

Paul was shocked! What a shame!If he had only known he was building his own house，he would have done it all so differently．Now he had to live in the home that wasn't built very well．

After Paul moved into the house， he found everything wasn't going well．One day，his wife fell over and hurt herself． She complained，"Look!The floor isn't smooth at all．The stairs are broken and there is something wrong with the windows．"Sorry，it's my fault，"said Paul，"I should have tried my best to build it well．but…"

So it is with us． Sometimes， we don't give the job our best effort，When looking back at what we have done，we find that we are now living in the house ，we have built． So we should build our lives in a responsible way．Your attitudes（态度）and the choices you make today help build the"house" you will live in tomorrow．

（1）What was Paul going to do after retiring？ 　　

A．	To move to a big city．
B．	To live with his children．
C．	To enjoy family life．
D．	To travel around the world．

（2）Which statement of the following is NOT true？ 　　

A．	Paul was more than 60
B．	Paul accepted the house from his boss
C．	Paul was serious about his last work as usual
D．	Paul was asked to build one more house before retiring

（3）How do you feel about the boss？ 　　

A．	A  He's careless．
B．	He's honest．
C．	He's mean．
D．	He's kind．

（4）What's the best title of the passage？ 　　

A．	Building Your House
B．	Being Good to Others
C．	A Good Carpenter
D．	A Bad House