Although Western medicine is     1     (current) more popular, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) maintains its vitality（生命力）. After     2     (century) of development, plentiful experiences in diagnosis and treatment have enriched TCM theories.

TCM theories began to take shape some 2,000 years ago,     3     (base) on the philosophies of jing and qi, the five elements of nature, and yin-yang. Jing and qi are the vital essences of life. The five elements, i.e. metal, wood, water, fire and earth,     4     (believe) to mutually reinforce and restrain each other（相生相克）. Yin and yang represent the two opposing aspects of     5     object or two contradictory objects.     6     (keep) yin and yang balanced ensures good health.

With much     7     (fast) healing effects, Western medicine has become popular in China since the late Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) and had great impact on TCM, so much so that a debate on     8     to support TCM took place. It wasn’t until the establishment of the People’s Republic of China in 1949     9     TCM started to be revived（复兴）. In October 2015, Tu Youyou, a Chinese TCM researcher, won the Nobel Prize in medicine, an     10     (achieve) that has injected new life into the development of TCM.

Alzheimer’s disease is    1    brain disorder that causes problems with memory, thinking and behaviour. If someone has several or even most of the signs    2    (list)above,it does not mean that he has Alzheimer’s disease.    3    ,it is important to consult a health care provider.

The majority of people with Alzheimer’s    4    (be)65 and above.It is recognized as the most common mental disease among older people,and the number of sufferers is growing.    5    (current), there’s no cure    6    Alzheimer’s disease, but scientists are researching ways    7    (improve)the quality of life for people living with the disease. At present, a person with Alzheimer’s disease    8    (care)for at home,which can be a difficult task and might become overwhelming at times. Each day brings new challenges for    9    (caregiver).As the disease gets    10    (bad),people living with Alzheimer’s disease often need more intensive care.

Tu Youyou, a committed and patient scientist, was born in Ningbo, China,    1     30 December 1930, and graduated from Peking University Medical School in 1955. After she graduated, she     2     (work) at the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Beijing. In 1967, the Chinese government formed a team of scientists with the objective of discovering a new treatment for malaria, and Tu Youyou was among the first researchers     3     (choose). In the beginning, Tu Youyou went to Hainan,    4     malaria was more common, to study malaria patients.

The landmark success of herbal expert Tu Youyou, the first Chinese woman     1     (win) a Nobel Prize in Science,     2     (arouse) an extreme sense of national pride and hopes on the future of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in the past few days. Tu, born in 1930, shared the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Irish-born William Campbell and Japan’s Omura for her discoveries     3     (concern) a treatment for malaria（疟疾）.

She discovered Artemisinin（青蒿素）, a drug     4     has significantly reduced the death rates for patients suffering from malaria. “Artemisinin is a gift for the world people from the traditional Chinese medicine. It is of great significance for curing malaria and other infectious diseases and for protecting the health of the world people.” Tu said in Beijing. The prize winning is     5     honor for China’s science cause and traditional Chinese medicine in their course of reaching out to the world.

“Tu’s winning the prize signifies China’s prosperity and progress in     6     (science) and technological field, marks a great contribution of traditional Chinese medicine     7     the cause of human health. and shows China’s growing strengths and rising international standing,” Premier Li Keqiang said in a congratulatory letter on Monday evening.

In 1951, she     8     (admit) into Beijing University, majoring in pharmacognosy（生药学）. Since graduating from college in 1955, she has been a chief researcher and professor at the Beijing-based China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences. In 2011, Tu won America’s respected Lasker Award for the anti-malaria therapy.

On Weibo, the breaking news has been sent by at least tens of thousands of users and received countless     9    (thumb-up). Netizen “Xiaoxie” wrote, “Now I feel     10     (true) proud of being a medical student.

【推荐3】Although Socrates (苏格拉底) was poor all his life, he never asked his pupils to pay for their lessons. He taught for the love of     1     (wise), not for money. And     2     he said was always new and worth hearing.

But his unusual ways of teaching and his demand that students always ask questions made him some     3     (danger) enemies. The rulers did not want to be questioned. So they falsely accused Socrates     4     teaching young men bad things and led     5     (they) to ignore religion. In fact, Socrates was a very religious man. His enemies had him     6     (arrest), and he was sentenced to death by poisoning.

During the 30 days before he was put to death, his friends and pupils     7     (allow) to visit him in his prison. They were astonished to find that he was calm and had no fear of dying. When the deadly poison was     8     (eventual) brought to Socrates, his friends were in     9     (tear), but Socrates raised the cup and drank it as if it were     10     glass of wine.