2 . Opening a book may take you on an adventure, but sometimes, what;s more interesting is what’s been sandwiched in the pages.

In her 20 years as a(n) _________, Sharon McKellar has found different kinds of objects left in books: notes, tickets, postcards, and photographs. Visitors _________ returned to claim them, but McKellar doesn’t _________ those items. Instead, they have been put to good use.

It all started when the Oakland Public Library where McKellar worked intended to _________ its blog content. McKellar thought of Found Magazine (dedicated to everyday items discovered in public places), from which McKellar got the _________ to share her ever-growing collection of items online. Subsequently, she _________ the “Found in a Library Book” project.

“I believe others must have found _________ stuff,” McKellar said. She thus _________ nearby libraries to ask if anybody can contribute something. As a result, people were highly _________ and McKellar was bombarded (轰炸) with other people’s collections.

McKellar has a few __________ behind her online database. For example, to protect people’s __________, she blocks out information like names and addresses. She also believes it is __________ to include all the objects in the collection, although McKellar does have some __________, particularly those left by children. What __________ her most was a note which said, “I love Dad! He’s my superhero.” McKellar said, “I __________ the way kids express themselves.”

Even without more contexts, such items remain a testament (证明) to life’s little moments.

4 . A saint (圣人) was delivering his lecture on his moral theory. One of his students came up to say, “Sir, you told us that a truly cultured person is whoever _________ to smile facing difficulty. How is it possible to smile when we are truly in difficulty?”

The teacher thought it over, and finally, he had to _________. “To be honest, I myself cannot _________ this because I can’t do that, either.” After an embarrassed silence, he continued, “I think an old man living not far from here can offer you some _________. As a child, he was _________ and became an orphan (孤儿). As a young man, he lost both his legs. His life has been difficult, with a series of _________ . Yet, he always wears a beautiful smile. You can go to _________ him.”

The student became _________. He went to call on the old man. The man in a wheelchair _________ him smilingly. “Sir, my teacher said you would answer my question. Could you tell me how you ____________ to wear a smile despite all your sufferings?” The man said smilingly, “I’m afraid you’ve turned to the ____________ person. I have never ____________ any difficulty so far. My luck has always been good. This is the ____________. How can I teach you how to smile always in difficulty?”

The student got the answer: Here was a person who lived ____________. We must always have gratitude for all we have. Having this ____________ will help us accept awful situations gracefully.