family is hearing­impaired)．

　　 "She said, 'I sign. Can I help？'" says EMS captain Chris Winger. "I was __11__."

　　 Yesenia was able to __12__ to the emergency worker that the woman's neck was injured and tell them the name of the local hospital she preferred. "She looked really __13__，"says Yesenia. "I'm proud that I got to do __14__ to help."

　　When her mother, Susan Milidore, 36, heard about Yesenia's __15__ actions, she wasn't surprised. "It's in her __16__ to help，" says Susan. "I was impressed that she recognized the __17__ of the situation and took charge. Most adults wouldn't have __18__ that."

　　A few weeks later, paramedics __19__ Yesenia with a gold coin and a certificate(证书) of appreciation at her elementary school.

　　"My mom always says that you __20__ know when sign language might come in handy，" says Yesenia. "That day, it did."

　　【文章大意】　本文是记叙文。美国堪萨斯州的一位十一岁女孩用手语挽救了别人的生命。

　　1．A.bus B．car

　　C．train D．ambulance

　　解析：A　由上文的Yesenia Diosdado ... got off a school bus可知，当"校车(bus)"离开Yesenia下车的地方后，她看到了正在处理中的交通事故。

　　2．A.students B．passers­by

　　C．crowds D．victims

　　解析：D　由下文提及车祸中的伤者可知，警察和急救人员正在照料三车相撞事故中的"受伤人员(victims)"。

　　3．A.visited B．joined

　　C．passed D．interviewed

解析：B　由下文Yesenia向伤者提供帮助可知，她下了校车后"加入(joined)"到围观的人群中。