He a great man like Abraham Lincoln.

catch up with other students, you must work hard.

You must if you want to leave early.

    An old carpenter(木匠) was ready to retire. His boss was1to see the good worker go. He asked the carpenter2he could build just one more house. The carpenter said yes, 3his mind was not on his work any more.

    He used poor materials and worked on the house4When the carpenter finished his work, the boss5the front-door key to him, "This is your house," he said, "A6for you."

    What a surprise! What a7! If he had known he was building his8house, he would have done it differently. Now he had to live in the house he had poorly built.

    9it is with us. Sometimes we build our10carelessly. At important points we do not try our best. Then with a shame we look at the situation we have11. We find that we are now living in the house we have poorly built. But we don't have a12to make it all over again.

    Think of13as the carpenter. Think about your life. Build it14. It is the only life you will ever build because life is a do-it-yourself project.

    Your life today is the15of your attitudes and choices you made in the past. Your life tomorrow will be that of your attitudes and choices you make today.