Recently a young woman's post(博文) on Weibo caught many people's eye. In the post she said that she wanted books for her students in Xinjiang.

    After finishing her study in college，the young woman chose to become a teacher in Xinjiang. When people asked why she went to teach in the faraway area，she just said，"Because I love my country. "

    The young teacher found that some books in her school library were not good enough for the children. So she went to Weibo for help. Many Kind-hearted people saw her post and offered to send her books. Someone placed an order for 30 books on Taobao. When the seller 1earned about who the books were for. He sent 44 books to the school. Many organizations also sent books. So far, she has received (收到)over 2，000 books. Some are storybooks，some are books on natural science，and some are books about history and so on. Now, some people are still asking for the address (地址) of the school. They want to give more books to the school.

    The teacher said her students were very happy to receive so many new books. For those books，she plans to set up a rotation system(轮转系统)in her class so that no children will miss their favorite ones. Now, the teacher calls herself "the happiest woman in the world".

A person who writesmusic is called a composer. Ludwig van Beethoven was one of the greatest composers.

He was born onDecember 16th, 1770 in Bonn, Germany. He was a clever child who became a great composerand musician. His father died when he was only eighteen years old. From thattime on he had to provide for (供养) himselfand his two younger brothers. He played the viola (中提琴)in an orchestra. In 1792, Haydn, a famous composer at the time, saw Beethoven'sperformance (表演) and realised that he was a verytalented (有才能的) musician. He asked him to come toVienna with him and study' under him.

Beethoven did, andbecame a great composer. His music was filled with his own emotions (感情) which created (创造) a new style of music atthe time. Later on, Beethoven became deaf and had to compose his music entirelyin his head without even hearing a note of it himself. He died on March 26th, 1827.

Sue Coppard grew up in the countryside. As a child, her dream was to go to the outside world. In fact, she achieved her dream. In 1971, Sue Coppard worked as a secretary(秘书) in London. When she enjoyed the city life, Sue also missed the countryside where she spent most of her time as a child. She thought the countryside was a great place to play and grow. So she offered to help out on an organic (有机的)farming program organized (组织) by a college.

Sue put a small ad(广告) in a magazine, offering people the chance (机会) to volunteer at the organic farm. The volunteer program grew quickly. Soon other organic farmers participated, asking for people to help out.

With so many people and farms joining, Sue started World-Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF) to help volunteers and farmers find one another. In order to interest more volunteers, Sue made WWOOF not only a weekend activity, but also a place for travelers and people who hoped to live and work on farms for a longer time. She worked very hard there, but she felt happy. She said, "The work can be tiring, but volunteers think it's enjoyable."

By working on farms, the volunteers communicate(交流) with the farmers and begin to love the outdoors and organic farming.

Volunteering is something that anyone can do in their free time, So the next time you want to be busy on the weekend or on vacation, why not look for a good reason to spend your energy on it? I think it is a fantastic way to enjoy your free time.

Richard is a trader and he is very mean (吝啬) with his money. One day, Richard went to a noodle house for lunch. He asked, "How much is a bowl of beef noodles?" The boss answered, "8 dollars." Richard asked again, "What about the beef soup?" "For free." said the boss. Richard said at once, "OK! Give me a bowl of soup, please." After drinking, Richard wiped (擦) his mouth and left. 

Richard came to drink the free soup in the following three days. That made the boss a little angry. On the fifth day, when Richard came for the free soup again. The boss said angrily, "Today the prices are not the same as before. 8 dollars for noodles and 16 dollars for the soup!" Richard thought for a while and said, "OK! I need a bowl of beef noodles and an empty bowl."

The boss gave Richard what he ordered. To his surprise, Richard poured the soup into the empty bowl and only ate the noodles. Then he said to the boss, "I had a bowl of noodles for 8 dollars, but I didn't drink the soup. Now you have to give me 8 dollars back."