【推荐1】An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer of his plans to leave the house building business and live a more leisurely life. He would miss the paycheck, but he needed to retire. They could get by.

The employer was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, but in time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He resorted to shoddy(卑劣的)workmanship and used inferior(低劣的) materials.

It was an unfortunate way to end his career. When the carpenter finished his work and the boss came to inspect the house, then he handed the front door key to the carpenter. “This is your house,” he said, “my gift to you.”

What a shock! 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 he had built none too well.

【写作内容】

1. 用约 30 个单词概述上面短文的主要内容；

2. 描述你读完故事后的心理感受；

3. 简述实际生活中有哪些类似现象？ 你有何建议？

【写作要求】

1. 写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句;

2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称;

3. 不必写标题。

【评分标准】

内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。

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