Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) wasn’t fully accepted outside of China for centuries. There was once a Chinese man in the US who     1     (accuse) after he used a certain form of TCM treatment     2     (cure) his grandson’s disease.

In the last 10 years or so, however, TCM     3     (get) more popular all over the world. A report     4     (publish) on Dec. 6 says this style of healthcare, which includes different forms     5     herbal medicine and exercise, has spread to 183 countries and regions. For instance, in Lima, the capital of Peru, there are more than 50 Chinese medicine clinics, about 70 percent of     6     were set up by local doctors, TCM has become popular with the people of Peru.

    7     TCM has been widely accepted, it still faces challenges. For example, there is trouble in being able to prove     8     (exact) what certain drugs are made up of, as well as being able to keep the effects the same every time.

Some researchers have suggested TCM should be more exact and come together with Western Medicine. “    9     (bring) together Western Medicine and TCM, rather than being in     10     (compete), is where the potential for great effects lies.