Senator Jeff Flake,an adventurous politician,went on a four-day Robinson Crusoe style holiday with his two sons,(25)___ of whom are teenagers,to a remote,uninhabited island in the North Pacific Ocean.They traveled 5,200miles from Phoenix,Arizona to the island of Biggarenn.They didn't carry any food or water.
The island is part of the Marshall Islands.It offered no basic facilities,(26)___ the Flakes had to catch and cook their own food and purify their water.Their diet (27)___(make) up of coconuts(椰子),fish and other seafood.They captured the fish and other sea creatures themselves and cooked the food over an open fire (28)___(start) with a magnifying glass(放大镜).
The Flakes brought along a lobster(龙虾) trap in hopes of having some delicious treats,but it was lost within the first few hours after (29)___(attack) by a shark.They also carried two pumps to remove salt from ocean water.It took them hours each night (30)___ (pump) for just a small amount of fresh water.
One of the most memorable moments of the trip,the father said,was (31)___ he and his 15-year-old son were chased by sharks after catching a fish in the ocean.
Still,it was quite (32)___ enjoyable holiday for the politician."For a dad it was a wonderful thing.No video games around,no television,no texting,"Flake recalled.