AVirginiafather marched acrossaremotedesertareatoclaimtheownershipofalandsohisseven-year-olddaughtercanbearealprincess.

JeremiahHeatonbeganhisunusualsearchforalandaftermakingapromisetoEmilythatshewouldonedaybecomeaprincess.AfterreachingthedesertareaofBirTawilthefather-of-threeplantedaflagthathischildrenhaddesignedandmadethefirststepstowardsowningtheland.OnhisreturnHeatonandwifemadeacrownfortheirdaughterandaskedfriendsandfamilytocallherPrincessEmily.

HeatonfoundBirTawiloneofthelastunclaimedpiecesoflandontheplanetaftersearchingforhowhecouldfulfillhispromisetoEmilywhosekingdomcoversabout800squaremilesofdesertborderingSudanandEgypt.IttookHeaton14hourstotravelbyatruck throughthedesertbeforehecouldplanttheflagwhichhasabluebackgroundandstarsrepresentingthefamily.

AswellasdesigningaflagfortheircountryHeaton'schildrenhavealsodecidedtonameittheKingdomofNorthSudan.ThenextstepforHeatonistogetSudanandEgypttorecognizehisKingdomofNorthSudan.

SheliaCarapicoprofessorofpoliticalscienceandinternationalstudiesattheUniversityofRichmondsaidthefamily'sclaimwillneedtoberecognizedbytheotherAfricannations.ShesaiditmadenosenseforsomeonetoplantaflagandsaytheyhavepoliticalcontroloverthelandwithoutlegalrecognitionfromneighboringcountriestheUnitedNationsorothergroups.

TheHeatonfamilyhoweverremained undisturbedandkeptmovingon.AndthemainaimHeatonaddedwastoshowhisdaughterhewouldfollowthroughonthepromisehemade.

“Ithinkthere’salotofloveintheworld.IwantmychildrentoknowIwilldoabsolutelyanythingforthem”hesaid.

36.WhatcanwelearnaboutJeremiahHeatoninthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.Hemadeeffortstorealizehisdaughter’spromise.

B.HisdaughterhasbecomeaprincessinVirginia.

C.Hemarchedtoadesertandboughtaland.

D.Hischildrenplantedtheflagtoclaimtheplace.

37.JeremiahHeaton’sdiscoveryofthelandcanbedescribedas____________.

A.noteasybutworthwhile B.ridiculousbutpainful

C.unbelievable