This incredible teen walked through fire to save her family

On weekend, the Heffelmire family gathered for a meal at their expansive three-story home in Vienna, Virginia. After dinner, Charlotte, her mother Darmie and her three-month-old niece Mirae went down to the basement to relax. Charlotte's father, Eric, 55, holed up in the garage to repair his truck.

Around 8 pm, Charlotte decided to check on her dad. She went upstairs and walked through the kitchen. When she opened the side door to the garage, black smoke flowed into the kitchen. She could barely make out her father lying on his back, trapped under the truck. In bare feet,Charlotte ran to the front of the truck and struggled to lift it. Eric was still conscious, and he yelled,“You got it! One more try! ” She tried again and pulled him out from under the truck.

She dragged him across the garage and 20 feet down the driveway,where she propped him up against another family car. Then she ran back to the garage, which had burst into flames. “I was afraid the car was going to explode,” said Charlotte,so she climbed into the truck and slowly drove it out.

Safely on the driveway, Charlotte stopped the truck, ran back through the garage, and sprinted down the steps to the basement. “There's a fire! Everybody gets out!” she shouted. They followed her as she picked up her niece and ran out of the back basement door. Outside, she handed the baby to her mom, and then ran around to the burning garage.Seeing that Eric was on his feet, Charlotte grabbed a water pipe and sprayed the fire with one hand while she called911on her cell phone with the other.

Several minutes later, fire trucks arrived, and firefighters rushed Charlotte to an ambulance. She was treated for second-degree burns on the bottoms of both feet. Later that night at a hotel, the extent of her actions sank in. “I was saving my family and my house,” said Charlotte. “I wasn't going to let my dad die.”

阅读检测

1. What was Charlotte most probably doing when the fire broke out?

A. Helping repair their truck.

B. Chatting with her mother.

C. Having dinner with her family.

D. Attending her niece in the room.

2. What did Charlotte do in order to save her father?

A. She called for an ambulance for him in time.

B. She managed to lift the truck at the first attempt.

C. She climbed into the truck to pull him out.

D. She dragged him out of the garage to a safe place.

3. Why did Charlotte want to get the truck out?

A. To satisfy her father's need.

B. To save people more quickly.

C. To avoid possible explosion.

D. To prevent it being damaged.

4. When did Charlotte begin to call 911?

A. After enabling her father to stand.

B. After finding the fire out of control.

C. After ensuring her family's safety.

D. After putting out the fire with a pipe.

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难句分析

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