In our daily life, we always come to the question “What is the real beauty?” . Different people have different ideas. Last night, I read a true story from the newspaper. It's about a poor, ordinary looking old woman. She lived alone, making a living by picking things from rubbish heaps (垃圾堆). However, she took in more than ten homeless children and tried to bring them up .Every day she worked from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. In order to earn as much money as possible to raise the children and to keep them in school, she even went to a local hospital to sell her blood(血) once a month. She got so weak because of the loss of blood that she sometimes felt sick on her way home. When asked why she chose to take care of so many children, she smiled and answered,“Oh, I love children and I like to live together with them because they always bring me great happiness.” Though the old woman was poor, she was full of love and rich in spirit.So the local government and people in her city truly respected her. Maybe you can't help thinking,“What makes that poor woman so different?” It is nothing else but her inner (内部的) beauty, her true devotion of love without any thought of money. So the real beauty is the beauty in one's heart, that is, the inner beauty!

    Last Tuesday, Mr. Chen was reading a book in his office after school. To his surprise, a ball flew in suddenly and hit him on the head. He took the ball to the window, but he only saw a group of boy students running away quickly and they disappeared in a minute. He sat down again and went on with his reading.

    After about two hours, it got dark. Mr. Chen decided to leave for home. Looking at the ball, he wanted to know what to do with it. He knew the owner（主人） of the ball must want to get it back. He got out of his office and walked to the playground. He put the ball at the center of the playground with a piece of paper on it. He wrote on the paper, "Be careful next time, my boy!" Then he walked away.

    The next morning, when Mr. Chen opened his office, he found the same piece of paper on the floor. Some words were behind it, "Thank you for your kindness （好意）, sir. You are a great man."

    Yesterday was a memorable day for me. I went to a photo workshop and asked to edit a photo. The shop owner listened to my requirements and led me into a room. There what I saw made me kind of shocked.

    In the room stood-a middle-aged man with twisted(变形的) hands. He was holding a camera in a very professional manner.

    I told him my requirements and he replied in a very confident voice, "You just sit comfortably. I will deal with everything." It wasn't at all matching his physical looks. I thought.

    I did what he said, and within 5 to 7 minutes, he clicked my photo, retouched(修饰)it carefully, cut it into required pieces and handed it over to me.

    I was really amazed to see his perfect behavior-he was so quick and confident. I thanked him and had a nice talk with him. He said he loved his job very much. It allowed him to meet different people and of course make a living. Though he was still unmarried, he was sure he was able to find his best half.

    As a disabled person, he could have led his life depending on others. However, he chose to depend on himself and always be confident in himself. He really inspired (激励)me.

    For his eleventh birthday, Lin was given a gift that would shape his life. On that day his father took him to the Children's Activity Centre and said he could choose any course that interested him. There was just one

Requirement: Lin would have to promise to study it for at least one year.

    To that point Lin had had many hobbies, but none kept his interest for more than a week or two. His mum once gave him a bag of stamps to encourage stamp collecting. That hobby lasted a week. Then his father got him some paints hoping that Lin's artistic side would shine through. Those paints were now under his bed, still unopened. This time Lin's parents would let him decide.

    Lin's eyes moved down the noticeboard that listed all the courses on offer. He stopped at "Photography". He liked the idea of taking beautiful pictures but the notice said that each student needed their own camera. Although Lin's family weren't poor, they weren't rich either, and a camera cost a lot of money. He continued looking.

    The next course to catch his eye was "Language Art". He didn't even know what that meant. His father explained that it taught people how to make public speeches. Lin, a shy boy, could think of nothing worse.

    Then he saw it. "Cooking" sounded like something he'd like to do. It was inexpensive and convenient. It could be done alone and it was also creative.

    Based on Lin's hobby history, his dad had doubts, but he agreed. Much to his parents' surprise, Lin kept his promise. He studied cooking at the Centre every Saturday, and practised at home, making delicious meals for his family. Everyone looked forward to birthdays, when they could eat his cakes. Lin got great satisfaction from the pleasure his food brought to others.

    The months turned to years but his hobby never changed again.

    Now Lin is an adult and runs a successful restaurant. When customers say they enjoy his meal, he still gets the same pleasure he did as a child, and remembers the special gift he received "all those years ago.

    Next week there will be a special sports competition in the forest. All the animals will take part in it, and they're preparing for it now.

    Mr. Rabbit is a famous runner. He did badly in the 100-meter race against a tortoise last year. This time he won't fall asleep again. He'll be more careful. And he asked birds to cheer him on. He is sure that he can be the first one to cross the finish line. Mr. Monkey is good at jumping. He'll take part in the high jump and the long jump. It's bad that he only took the second place in the long jump last year. Now he keeps practicing jumping early in the morning. He believes he'll be the winner. Tigers will play against lions in the 800-meter relay race. Tigers are practicing passing the stick to each other. A tiger's feet were hurt not long ago. However, he keeps on running. Tigers will do their best to win first place. Of course, some other animals, such as cats, dogs and elephants are busy playing sports too.

   All of the animals hope to get good grades in this sports competition.