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The skin, which acts as a barrier     1    disease, toxins and the sun's harmful rays, is an essential part of your body. So if your skin gets burned, it can lead to very serious injuries. Depending on the     2    (deep) of skin damage, burns are divided into three types. First-degree burns only affects the top few millimeters of the skin. Second degree burns go below the top layer of the skin. They are serious and take a few weeks     3     (get) better. Third-degree burns affect every layer of the skin. They cause very severe internal     4    (injury).

The cool water stops the     5    ( burn)process and reduces the pain and swelling. Remove any clothes using scissors     6    necessary， unless you see the fabric     7     (stick) to the burnt skin.     8     (apply) oil to the injured areas is a bad idea, as it will keep the heat and may cause     9     (infect). If the victim is suffering     10    second or third-degree burns, he/she needs to be taken to the hospital at once.

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Acupuncture ( 针 灸 ) is a traditional Chinese medical practice of treating     1     (vary) physical and mental conditions. It gained respect and interest in the United States after New York Times journalist James Reston visited China with President Nixon and needed an operation. Chinese doctors used acupuncture on Reston after surgery     2     (reduce) his pain, and his recovery was swift. Curious about this, Reston     3     (allow) to watch surgery on patients     4     received acupuncture for anesthesia ( 麻 醉 ). Patients talked with their doctors during the operation and then walked back to their rooms     5     their own.

The effectiveness of acupuncture left Reston such a deep impression that he wrote a front-page article in the New York Times about his operation     6     (immediate) after he returned to   the United   States. “A leading       medical specialist sent by Premier Chou En-lai     7     (remove) my appendix ( 阑 尾 ). I was conscious in     8     whole process.”

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) began to sponsor some of their top physicians to visit China to investigate acupuncture and its   possible     9     (function) in western medicine. With years     10     (go) by,   acupuncture has earned itself a great reputation across the world with magical effect.

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Not all memories are sweet. Some people spend all their lives trying to forget bad experiences.
Now American researchers think they are close to developing a pill,     1     will help people forget bad memories. The pill is designed to     2     (take) immediately after a frightening experience. They hope it might reduce, or     3     (possible) erase (抹去) the effect of painful memories.
In November, experts tested a drug on people in the U.S. and France. The drug stops the body     4     (release) chemicals that fix memories in the brain. So far, the research     5     (suggest) that only the emotional effects of memories may be reduced, not that memories are wiped out. They are not sure to     6     degree people’s memories are affected.
The research has caused a great deal of     7     (argue). Some think it is a bad idea, while others support it. Supporters say it could lead to pills which prevent or treat soldiers’ troubling memories after war. They say that there are many people who suffer from terrible memories.     8     , those who are     9     the research say that maybe the pills can change people’s memories and changing memories is very     10     (danger) because memories give us our identity.