Al was a skilled artist．He had a wife and two fine sons．One night, his oldest son __36__ severe stomachache．Thinking it was only some common disorder, neither Al nor his wife __37_ ．But the disease was actually acute appendicitis（急性阑尾炎）,and the boy died suddenly that night．the condition very seriously
Knowing the death could have been prevented if he had only realized the _38 _of the situation, under the enormous burden of his guilt, Al’s emotional health _39 _．To make matters worse, his wife left him a short time later, _40_ him alone with his six-year-old younger son．The hurt and pain of the two situations were __41__ Al could handle, and he turned to alcohol to help him．In time Al became an _42__ ．
