题目内容：

Each Indian tribe had a different language．Many Indians never learned any language except their own．Do you know how Indians from different tribes talked to each other? They had two ways to talk without sounD．1.

Sign language is a way of talking by using signs．Indians used sign language when they met strangers．In this way, they could find out whether the stranger was a friend or an enemy．In the Indian sign language, signs were made with the hands．Indians usually used signals when they wanted to send messages to someone far away．To make signals, an Indian might use a pony．2.  Or he might use smoke, a mirror or fire arrows．

To signal that he had seen many animals, an Indian rode his pony in a large circle．Sometimes the Indian gave a signal like this and then went away to hide．3.

The blanket signal was visible from far away．An Indian held the corners of a blanket in his hands．Then he began to swing the blanket from side to side in front of him．4.He could also send many signals with a mirror．He usually used the mirror to warn someone of danger．Or he attempted to get the attention of a person far away．But he also used it to send messages in code．5.At night, Indians used fire arrows for signaling．

Now you can see that Indians didn’t need to learn each other’s language．They could talk to one another by using signals or sign language．

A． This meant that there was danger．

B． He might use a blanket．

C． Different things mean different to them．

D． One way was by sign language ; the other way by signals．

E．An Indian could send many different signals with his blanket．

F．But they still can make themselves understooD．

G．Of course, mirrors could be used only when the sun was shining．