大学英语3十五选十

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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 rescued（挽救）each of us from a life of poverty（贫穷） and loneliness（孤独）. They were hardly able to restrain（克制）themselves from bringing home more children to care for. If they had had the resources（资源）they certainly would have.

Most people do not realize how much they appreciated （感激） someone until they pass away（大多数人都不知道他们有多么感激一个人，直到那个人去世）. My sisters and brothers and I did not want this to happen before we uttered（说）the words "Thank you" to our parents（我的妹妹和弟弟和我都不想在我们对父母说谢谢你之前让这件事发生）.

Although we have all grown up 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（跳出来） out and shouted, "Thank you, Mom and Dad." My brother Tom presented （提供）them with a card（办法,手段,妙计）and we all hugged（拥抱）. My Dad pretended（假装） that he had known we were under the table all along.

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Women who exercise regularly need to be careful with what they eat. Researchers have found evidence（证据，迹象） that even moderate（适度的） exercise can result in losing iron. They said that women who exercise regularly, especially in endurance（耐久） activities, typically lose iron. In order to prevent this from becoming a problem（为了防止这成为问题）, it is important that those women consume more meat（吃肉） or take supplements（补充）to replace （取代） the iron lost. Those who do not bother to get plentiful amounts of iron （嫌麻烦不愿意获得大量铁的人） may begin to feel weak and tired. "If you can get the recommended daily allowance（按定量供给）of iron in your diet（如果你能每天服用推荐铁的含量）, you will probably perform better," said one diet specialist. "One shortcoming（缺点） of taking iron pills is that the pill form is not well absorbed（专心致志，全神贯注） and can sometimes make you sick. It is preferable（可取的） that you try to remedy（治疗） the deficiency（缺点）by getting more iron-rich meats（红肉） in your diet."

There are ways to help your body store（储存）away（一直在做…） the iron it takes in. By getting plenty of Vitamin C, your body is able to process（处理）, or use, the iron better. Researchers acknowledge（承认，声明）that everyone's body is different and the problem will be less serious for some. Because it is impossible to decide whether or not this could be a problem for you, health specialists say（健康专家说） it is advisable（明智的） to check your iron levels. Even when you can't feel it, you may still have a problem. unit3

While many private schools are focusing more on values（重视）, public schools are moving toward testing standards. The national government demands（需要）academic（学术上的） success and tests are taken as a key measurement（量度；