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A North Carolina woman's innovative thinking saved her life when her hands became trapped while she was changing a tire on the side of the highway on Sunday night. The 54-year-old woman, whom officials haven't named, was traveling on Interstate 95 in South Carolina when her car got a flat tire, according to Colleton County Fire-Rescue. The woman, who came from Charlotte, North Carolina, pulled over in the breakdown lane along the highway.

"She removed the flat tire and was replacing it with the tools that she took in her car, when the jack slipped causing the car to fall, trapping both of her hands between the tire and the fender," the fire department said in a statement.

She was trapped alone along the side of the highway in terrible pain without anyone that she could turn to, the department said. Over the next 35 minutes she was able to slip off her shoe and, after many attempts, dial 911 with her toes.

Emergency crews that were in the area clearing up from another accident arrived to get her free but after that they had another problem. "They used a pry bar without success and then deflated the tire to remove the air, however, the car just dropped as the tire deflated," reads the statement. "Using the pry bar, they were able to free one hand." Another fire engine arrived and successfully freed the woman's other hand by using a hydraulic spreader.

The woman suffered severe damage to both hands and all her fingers, the fire department said. She was transferred to a local hospital for treatment. The doctor said that she had to stay in hospital for at least one month to get further treatment. But she didn’t face the danger of losing her life.

1.Why did the woman pull over in the breakdown lane?

A She had her hands trapped.

B She went to the wrong road.

C She needed to change her tire.

D She wanted to have a rest.

解析：选C。推理判断题。根据文章第一段第一句while she was changing a tire on the side of the highway on Sunday night可以得知女士把车开到维修车道是为了换轮胎，故选C。

2.How did the woman’s hands get trapped?

A The tire got flat.

B The fender burned.

C The jack fell down.

D The car went away.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据文章第二段when the jack slipped causing the car to fall可以得知是因千斤顶倒了，因此这位女士的手被卡住了，故选C。

3.What did the woman do before she dialed 911?

A She washed her hands.

B She took off her shoes.

C She turned to strangers.

D She cried for 35 minutes.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据文章第三段最后一句Over the next 35 minutes she was able to slip off her shoe可以得知在打电话之前她脱掉了鞋子，故选B。

4.How did the fire engine free the woman’s second hand?

A They lifted the broken car.

B They paid for the pry bar.

C They used a hydraulic spreader.

D They turned to the local hospital.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据文章第四段Another fire engine arrived and successfully freed the woman's other hand by using a hydraulic spreader.可以得知他们是用液压扩张器把女士的第二只手救了出来，故选C。