阅读短文及文后A~E 选项，选出可以填入各题空白处的最佳选项。

In recent years, one in ten U.S. homes have been damaged or destroyed by weather-related disasters, from flooding to wildfires.

Gary’s house in Paradise, California was one of them. The 2018 Camp Fire burned through the town. It destroyed more than 18,000 homes. All you saw was a fireplace and people suffered a lot. Luckily, people didn’t lose heart. 【小题1】

To build his new house, Gary began to learn about fire-resistant (防火) designs. For a period of time he watched videos and studied stronger materials for his walls and windows. 【小题2】 He also did research on buildings to make sure the newly-built house would be safe. “It’s been difficult, but it has been worth doing it.” Gary says.

Experts are trying to learn from the disaster. After the Camp Fire, researchers searched through the ruins of the buildings in Paradise. They wanted to understand why some buildings survived. 【小题3】 They recreated similar conditions, testing different kinds of building materials and designs to see what survived.

【小题4】 Stronger and safer house designs have been greatly improved in recent years. That information is helping people protect their homes from the unexpected climate future. In many coastal cities, homes have been raised up on stilts (高脚架) to protect themselves from floods and huge waves.

Just as one expert says, “【小题5】”

A．Some researchers did experiments.

B．We can’t stop disasters like typhoon, but we can reduce the harm they bring.

C．They tried hard for the rebuilding after the fire instead.

D．He had chats with fire officials from time to time.

E．With experts’ great efforts, there is good news.