"CanIhugyou？"communitynurseJoyceJebambulaaskswithasmileasshewelcomesmebacktohervillage．"Ofcourse，"IsayasIputmyarmsaroundher．It'sanunbelievablemoment．Justattheheightoftheoutbreakmorethanayearago，therewasan"avoidbodycontact"rulehere．It'snowbeenremoved．

Oneofthemostchallengingpartsofreportingthisoutbreakoverthepast18monthsisthatIhaven'tbeenabletotouchanyoneintheworst-affectedcountries．WhenEbola（埃博拉病毒）survivorsdescribedintearsdescribinglosingtheirfamilies，Ihadtoalmostsitonmyhandstoavoidreachingouttocomfortthem．

TheoutbreakwasdeclaredoverinSierraLeoneon7November．Ireturnedforthecelebrations．Butdespitereachingthislong-awaitedmilestone，allisnotwell．

IbrahimKoroma，21，clingstohissurvivor'scertificateoutsidethehome．All17ofhisfamilyarenowdead．Thecertificateisoneofhismostprizedpossessions．"Hedoesnotposeanyrisktothecommunity"itreads．

Ibrahimtellsmehowhislandlordhasallowedhimtostayinoneoftheroomsofhisformerfamilyhomeuntiltheendoftheyear．Hesayshedoesn'tknowwhathe'lldoafterthat．Hedoessomepart-timework，relyingheavilyonhelpfromneighbours．Histwolittlesistersandlittlebrotherdiedintheveryroomwherehenowsleeps．Hesaysheoftenliesawakethinkingaboutthem，feelingverybad．

TheEbolaoutbreakinWestAfricawastheworstonrecord．Inpastoutbreakstherehadonlybeenafewhundreddeathsandafewhundredsurvivors．ItwasthoughtEbolacouldliveforonlythreemonths．Butresearchhasnowshownitcanlingerforatleastninemonths．Scientistsarestilltryingtofindhowlongitcouldbeinfectious．

58．WheninterviewingEbolasurvivorstheauthor___．

A．couldn'ttouchthewithhands．

B．keptcomfortingthemwithhands

C．heldtheirhandstoshowsympathy

D．couldn'thelpcomfortingthemwithhands

59．IbrahimKoromavalueshiscertificatebecauseit___

A．isasignofhiscontributions

B．showsheishealthyperson

C．hasbeentheonlyoneforpatientssofar

D．isagreathonortohaveitinhisvillage

60．Wecanlearnfromthepassa