We've all fantasized about it—after a rough day at work, stuck in traffic with commuters (上下班的人) we'd rather not have in our personal space, and bills to pay, plus the sound of the crying baby in the apartment next door. How nice would it be to go solo and live on an island of one, population: me?

    Well, this is the reality for 84 year old Elsie Eiler of Monowi, Nebraska. She is the sole resident of her hometown, which is the smallest recognized locality in the United States.

    Looking back at the 2000 census (人口普查), the town used to have another resident: Elsie's husband Rudy. Since he died in 2004, Elsie has lived in the town by herself. She considers herself to be the mayor, treasurer, and town librarian. Her main source of income is the bar that is frequented by truckers and other people passing through—the Monowi Tavern, which she founded with her late husband back in 1971 . She received a lot of public attention after it was discovered that she was the sole resident of Monowi, and in an interview she stated that many visitors from around the world have come to meet her in Monowi.

    When asked if she ever gets lonely, she said "I know I could always move closer to my children or stay with them whenever I want, but then I'd have to make all new friends again. Hopefully I will be able to stay here. It's where I want to be."

    Mr. Guo is a teacher from Xi'an. He asked his students to hand in their homework through a QR code (二维码)."We spent an hour or two in class learning how to generate (使产生) the codes, and in the end everything gets easier." Said Guo, "When students finish the homework, they keep it on WeChat. Then, each student makes his own QR code and gives it to me. So I can check their work anywhere using my computer or telephone."

    The QR codes can be sent to Mr. Guo by email, QQ and WeChat. When Guo scans his students' QR codes, their homework appears on his phone. He finds that their homework becomes more creative, with many pictures, music and even videos.

    Guo's students like the new way and think it is interesting. "We are living in the information age. Many students like to work with computers, which makes learning more fun." said Tingting, a student of Guo's.

    "The paper is not easy to keep, but the code is easy to keep and share." Guo said, "It is worth trying to use new technology in education. Education itself is a kind of creation. I don't want my students to fall behind the times."

    However, some parents are worried. They are afraid that their children will spend too much time surfing the Internet and less time communicating with teachers. But in fact, it's unnecessary. Students still need to look up information in books and write it down when they do their homework. They only use the codes when they hand in their work, which doesn't take them too much time. Also for teachers, it allows them to check the students' work at any time. And it's also an easy way to share homework with other students.

Some Texting Rules You Should Be Following by Now

    Don't text and drive . Don't do it. Personal safety always comes first and staying off your hand-held while driving is extremely important. If you can't resist, then keep your phone where you can't reach it while you're driving.

    If you're texting someone who says "driving", stop texting. Period. . Just stop texting. You can consider calling the person, but please bear in mind that some states have laws in place restricting talking on the phone while driving. But if you don't get a response…

    "Don't keep texting until they respond," an article in LifeHack suggests." . And if they're not, maybe they just don't feel like texting." While not getting a response likely makes you feel anxious, and while many consider it rude, it's also rude to continue bombarding someone with messages when that person is not replying to you.

    Avoid group texts "Most would say group texts are the worst," notes an article in Mashable." They take up more time than you ever expected. Reading through all of your messages is boring. .

A. It's that simple

B. Don't even say "OK"

C. They're probably busy

D. They seem to never end

E. Stop driving immediately

F. Just think of any other means of communication

G. Don't put others in the situation of texting and driving

    When Alana brought Eva back to the hospital, doctors discovered that her kidneys (肾) were failing. After a long series of tests, doctors 1 that Eva was in need of a kidney transplant (移植). The only 2was finding a match. Even though all of her relatives were 3to donate, none were a match.

    After Eva's diagnosis, a YouCaring donation page was set up to help 4money to cover Eva's medical expenses. Also, one of Alana's friends posted on Facebook to see if anyone was willing to do a(n) 5deed. Many strangers responded, but one response from a woman named Tanya Thomas stood out from the 6.

    "Somehow Tanya got a hold of the post, and someone gave her my phone number, and we just started 7back and forth, along with the other people who had responded," says Alana."8 , one-by-one, everyone started fading out.But one person 9, and it was Tanya Thomas."

    Tanya went through all the necessary 10, and eventually learned that she was a 11!

    Alana was so 12for this stranger's act of13, but she soon realized that Tanya wasn't much of a14at all. It15that Tanya is a teacher at Slate Ridge Elementary, where Eva is a16. Alana had no17until she met Tanya at the school.

    "I 18started crying and wrapped my arms around her," explained Alana. Alana wants her daughter's incredible story to serve as inspiration for others to 19living donors.

    "Tanya wants to help bring awareness to others to be living donors," says Alana. "It's a message that she and Eva 20."

Dear Sir,

    In reply your advertisement in today's China Daily regarding a vacancy (空缺) in your office, I wish to apply for the position of senior clerk, you have specified.

    I feel sure that I can meet your special requirements that the candidate (应试者) must have high command of English, for I  (graduate) from the English Language Department of Wuhan University three years ago.

    In addition to my study of English in the university, I have worked for three  (year) as a secretary in the firm of ABC Trading Co. Ltd.

    The main reason for  (change) my employment is to gain more experience with a superior trading company like  (you).I believe that my education and experience will prove  (use) for work in your office.

    I am enclosing my resume, certificate of graduation and a letter of recommendation from the president of the university. I shall be grateful you will give me a personal interview at your  (convenient).

Very truly yours,

Li Mei

The old song  me  my junior high school life.

Last night an earthquake happened,   electricity.

The  held a party in  of her husband's birthday.

I'm not  about  and I like to watch all kinds.

 Jack   up is still a puzzle.

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用(＼)划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Hi, Alex,

    Thank you to your last letter, and I can't tell you how exciting I am now! I plan to fly to America on July 10 and stay there for about three week.

    I will take an English course improve my spoken English. Though possible, I hope to visit some American families to experience their life and learning more about American culture. Also I'd like to take the trips to Hollywood and Disneyland. That must be real interesting. Of course I needed to buy some presents for my family and friends. Do you have any suggestions? Could you pick me up at the airport?

    I can't wait to meet them!

Yours,

Li Hua

⒉暑期打算多读几本英语书；

⒊询问对方暑期安排。

注意：⒈词数100左右；⒉可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。