like that. Put them in a bag so that you can carry it if you leave in a hurry. Do remember that different people have different needs.

Practice your emergency plan. Update it as often as possible. You may not be able to stop any disasters, but with a little planning you can help yourself and your family survive.

25 How many suggestions are given in the passage?

A Three. B Four. C Five. D Six.

26 The purpose of choosing a person outside our area is to__________.

A send food to our family B find us a safe place

C choose two places for us to go to D help our family get in touch

27 A family disaster kit can help us to____________.

A survive B communicate C stop disasters D return home

28 What does the passage mainly talk about?

A Leaving home safely. B Practicing an adventure trip.

C Planning for disasters. D Having a family meeting.

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When l was a child in Minnesota, watermelon was expensive. One of my father's friends, Bernie, was a rich businessman. He owned a large store in St Paul. Every summer, when the first watermelons arrived, Bernie would call. Dad and I would take a bus to Bernie's place. We would sit on the edge of the dock(码头) and get ready for a big meal. Bernie would take his knife, cut our first watermelon, hand us both a big piece and sit down next to us. Then we would bury our faces in watermelon, eating only the heart--the finest, sweetest and most seed-free(无籽的）part， and throw away the rest.

Bernie was my father's idea of a rich man. I always thought it was because he was such a successful businessman. Years later, however, 1 realized that it was not Bernie's wealth itself but his way of dealing with it that my father liked. Bernie knew how to stop working, get together with friends and eat only the heart of the watermelon. Being rich is a state of mind.

29 From the passage, we know Bernie_________________.

A grew watermelon B had a large store

C made telephones D had no friend

30 While staying in Bernie's place, the writer and his father felt_________________. A happy B tired C worried D hungry

31 What was Bernie's special way of eating watermelon?

A Eating with all its seeds. B Throwing away its best part.

C Eating only its heart. D Eating the whole melon alone.

32 The writer wants to tell us that___________.

A his father liked Bernie's wealth B Bernie wasted lots of money

C working hard makes people successful D being rich is a state of mind