I read some stories about amazing people today. Here I'd like to share something interesting with you. Xie Qiuping, a Chinese woman, has the longest hair in the world. Her hair is 5,085 meters long! How amazing! Before I got to know this, I thought my hair was quite long. It is nearly 50cm long. I don't know how she washes her hair.

    The tallest man in the world lived in the USA. His name was Robert Pershing Wadlow. He was 2.72 metres tall. I want to know if he lived in a flat like mine, how could he go into the room? The tallest man died in 1940.

    There is a man in France called Michael Lotito. He eats such items as metal(金属), glass and rubber. He even once ate a model plane! How strange! I don't think metal is as tasty(美味的) as sweets or chocolates.

I was in a shopping mall, so I decided to go and get a cup of coffee. As I was making my way to the coffee shop, I noticed an old gentleman poorly dressed sitting near the shop. I knew from the first sight that he needed help. He had a little lunch in front of him and was enjoying it. It was clear that he had a problem with his right eye. I then joined the line and waited to be served.

    Then it happened. One of the most beautiful gestures(姿态) I had ever seen in my life. There was a young man in front of me in the line who was also waiting to be served. The next thing I knew was that the young man handed the waitress(女服务员) 20 dollars and requested a glass of juice as a favor(善行). The waitress looked at the young man a little perplexed, not fully understanding the request. That was when the young man asked her to give the juice to the old gentleman eating his lunch outside, as well as the change(零钱) from the 20 dollars. The young man also told her that he would be watching every second so that she would be completely safe.

    Then there was a wonderful exchange between the waitress and the old man. I only wished I could take a photo of the smiles on both of their faces.

    As I was considering this event later, I wondered why the young man didn't perform this act of kindness himself. Maybe he was hoping that this act of kindness might inspire(激励) others to do something for this old man as well.

    Mr Henry worked in a middle school. He read a lot and could answer all the questions that his students asked.

    One Sunday morning, when he was dressing his little son, Jimmy, suddenly the little boy said, "May I ask you a question, Dad?"

    "Of course, you may, "answered Mr Henry.

    "Are you sure that you can answer it?"

    "Don't you believe me? I'm sure I can. "

    "Well." said Jimmy. "are there any holes in your socks? Look at them carefully, or you'll be wrong."

    It made Mr Henry pay some attention to Jimmy's question. He took off his socks and looked at them carefully. Then he said, "No, there are no holes in them."

    "How can you put your feet into them, then?" Jimmy said with a smile.

    Immediately(立刻)Mr Henry didn't know how to answer it. After a while he couldn't help laughing. Finally he understood that his son played a joke on him.

    Fred is a sports fan(迷). He likes all kinds of s ports games. He never plays football, but he knows much about it. When there is a football game on TV, he watches it. Sometimes he does not go to school.

    One day, there are two games on TV. One is at 8:00 in the morning, and the other begins at two in the afternoon. Fred decides to stay at home for the whole day.

    At 7:30, Fred's mother comes to Fred. She sees him still in bed.

    "Is there anything wrong with you?" she asks.

    "I am not feeling well," Fred answers.

    "Shall I take you to the doctor?" she asks.

    "No. Don't worry, Mum. I will be OK soon," says Fred.

"Then I'll go to work. My students are waiting for me," she says, "If you really feel bad, do call me. OK?"

    Fred's mother hurries out of the room. Now Fred gets out of his bed quickly.

    He turns on the TV and sits in front of it. How exciting (激动人心的 ) the game is! He forgets all about his lessons.

    To his surprise, his mother comes back for the key to her office.

    "Are you really ill?" she asks.

"Well, er … I'm all right now. Sports is good medicine (药),"Fred says.

Last Saturday was a great day. We felt the 1 of the world that day. 

While Bob and I went across a bridge, something caught our 2 . On a large rock (岩石) in the centre of a small river, something was3 . 

"What's that little thing?" Bob asked. 

4 , a father and son went onto the bridge. 

"Dad, that's a baby bird!" he called to 5 father. 

The baby bird 6 on the large rock in the fast- moving water. It sat there, wet and shaking. It felt 7 . 

"We've got to save it though it may take some 8 !" the boy cried. 

Bob and I also 9 to save the bird. While climbing down the bank (河岸), we saw the father already standing in the water10 holding his son's hand. Bob also stepped into the water while the boy nearly fell. 

The river is a little deep. What's 11 , mud (泥) round the river rocks made walking more difficult. The father helped his son back up. 

"Maybe I can get it," Bob said. He was 12 there when an underwater rock stopped him.

Then the father was back in the water 13 . He held Bob's hand and Bob got the baby bird finally. The boy 14 and the two men walked hand in hand. Getting to the river bank, they took the little wet bird to a 15 place. It jumped several times. This is the first time I have saved a bird. I feel good!

Look! Gam Bok-Yin is practicing Hung Gar, a kind of Chinese kung fu, with his student.1 he is 77, he is in good health. Gam is from Australia. He started to 2 Hung Gar over 70 years ago. Now he can do it very well, but he is still3 . He always tells his students. "Hard work is the key to success. "

The story started in the 1940s in Sydney, Australia. There was 4 wrong (有毛病的) with Gam's legs. He had to move around in a wheelchair (轮椅). When Gam was 5, a 5 Chinese man next door said he would like to help Gam. Gam's parents thanked the man for his kindness and decided to have a 6 . The man showed some simple leg movements and exercises. Then he told Gam's father to help Gam practice them slowly.7 just a few days later, Gam sensed (感知到) feeling in his legs. He 8 the exercise. Gam kept practicing, and he could 9 at the age of 12. 

Gam never 10 practicing, and in 1996, he started teaching others Hung Gar in Hong Kong. 

Note:*Hung Gar 洪拳，南派拳术代表之一