MywifepassedawaysevenandahalfyearsagoandIwentthroughahugedepression(消沉)theworsttimeinmylife.Ievenwantedtoendmylife.Icontinuedtoworkasasmall-towndoctoratmymedicalclinicinKilaueaHawaii.MykidshadgonetoliveonthemainlandandIwasalone.OnafamilytripweturnedontheTVandsawthesecondplanecrashintotheWorldTradeCenter.Isaidtomykids“I’mgoingtoAfghanistan.”InternationalMedicalCorpssentmetosetup20clinicsinsomeprovinceswherepeoplehadnohealthcare.Eventuallytheclinicswereserving27000patientsamonth.Ihadsuchasenseofaccomplishmentasenseofpurpose.Mydepressionwentcompletelyaway.

Igowhereverdisastersstrike:IndonesiaafterthetsunamiPakistanaftertheearthquake.IwasjustinKenya.Aftertheirpresidentialelectionatleastathousandpeoplewerekilledandhundredsofthousandswereforcedout.Wesetupmobileclinicsinanareawith19000refugees(难民). Measlesbrokeoutoneofthebiggestkillersofkidsinrefugeecampsanditspreadlikewildfire.Waterandmedicalequipmentwerealsoproblems.

WhenmywifepassedawayIthoughtmylifewasdone.Butreallyitwasjustgettingstarted.Attheendofherlifemywifefellintoacoma(昏迷).Iheldherheadinmyhandsandtoldherofalltheplaceswewouldvisittheexcitingadventureswewouldhave.Ithinkaboutthismomentmanytimesduringmy“adventures”.Ididnotknowthenhowprophetic(先知的)thosewordswouldbe.Sheiswithmestill.

【小题1】Thefirstcountrywheretheauthorprovidedpeoplewithmedicalcareis_____

A．IndonesiaB．PakistanC．KenyaD．Afghanistan【小题2】Theunderlinedword“Measles”inParagraph2probablyrefersto____A．akindoffireB．akindofpollutedwaterC．akindofmedicineD．akindofdisease【小题3】Theauthorandhiswife______.A．experiencedalotofexcitingadventuresB．lovedeachotherverymuchC．livedonthemainlandD．wouldtraveltomanyplacestogether【小题4】Fromthispassageweknowthattheauthor_____A．isafamousdoctorB．go