新视野大学英语读写教程第三册十五选十.pdfVIP

unit1 When I think of people in this world who have really made a difference, I think of my parents. They were truly saints among ordinary people. I was one of the ten children my parents adopted. They rescue ( 挽救 ) each of us from a life of poverty and loneliness . They were hardly able to restrain （克制） themselves from bringing home more children to care for. If they had had the resources （源） they certainly would have. Most people do not realize how much they a reciated （感激） someone until they pass away. My sisters and brothers and I did not want this to ha en before we uttered （ ） the words Thank you to our parents. Although we have all grown u and scattered （散落） about the country, we got back together to thank our parents. My brother Tom undertook （从事，承担） the task of organizing the event. Every Friday night, Mom and Dad have had the ham dinner special at the same restaurant for the last twenty years. That is where we waited without their knowing. When we first caught a glimpse （瞥一眼） of them coming across the street, we all hid underneath( 在⋯之下） a big table. When they entered, we leapt out and shouted, Thank you, Mom and Dad. My brother Tom presented （提供） them with a card and we all hugged. My Dad pretended that he had known we were under the table