Dubai was a 6, 000-person fishing village half a century ago. Since 1966, when oil was discovered there, the population of Dubai     1    (grow) to 2. 6 million. Over the years, it has   become a well-known tourist destination.

    2     attracts tourists to Dubai are tax-free shopping, excellent accommodations, delicious food and beaches     3     go on for miles. In fact, some foreigners come here only to experience the shopping. There are dozens of shopping malls, providing every famous brand you can name. The outdoor markets sell everything from spices to gold at fair prices.

    4     (choose) what places to visit in Dubai is difficult, because even the hotels there are also amazing     5     (attract). The Burl AI Arab, which lies on its own island,     6     (consider) one of the world’s best hotels. Built     7     the shape of a ship, this hotel is still taller than the Eiffel Tower and nearly as     8     (tall) as the Empire State Building.   

Indeed, travelling around this country will     9     (true) give you an amazing experience because of its interesting things     10    (offer) to all types of tourists.

Near the Nebraska border lies the little town of Monowi. It is so small that, if you know the mayor, and the librarian, you would know the whole town. Not only that,     1     you would know the one person that     2     (make) up the entire population, Elsie Eiler.

Monowi has not always been this     3     (thin) populated. Founded in 1902, the town's population was well over 100 people in the 1920s and 1930s. The town had     4     (it) own post office, two banks, a church, rows of houses, and even a high school. However, Monowi     5     (lose) farmers who could no longer make ends meet during the Great Depression and were thus forced     6     (move) to the places where they could make a living.

Elsie moved to this town with her husband in 1971. More than two years ago, her husband, the former mayor of the town, died of cancer. Elsie, who is now in her     7     (seventy), decided to stay here. Now she is the mayor, and also the only resident of the town.

A white metal house is the only habitable building and is home to the town library of 5,000 books. Elsie manages the library. She also operates a bar     8     people passing by the town sometimes come for a drink.     9     work in the bar keeps Elsie busy. People often ask Elsie if she feels lonely, but one of her friends that knows her well said, "Elsie is living a perfect life. Living in Monowi, she knows what peace and     10     (happy) is."