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.

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) isn't     1     ( wide ) supported by most Westerners.     2    , this is starting to change. TCM will be included in the new version of the International   Classification of Diseases (ICD), which     3    (bring) out by the WHO in the near future. This is the     4    (one) time for TCM to be included in the ICD, serving as the international standard for diseases and health conditions.

China has been making efforts     5    (promote) TCM overseas. Twenty­six TCM centers were set up overseas over the past three years, according to a report     6    (publish) by Xinhua News Agency. In 2015, Chinese scientist Tu Youyou     7    (win) the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her discovery of a drug that can cure malaria(疟疾). She said she was inspired by traditional Chinese medicine.

The inclusion of TCM in the ICD is a mainstream acceptance that will have significant influence around the world. TCM has seen some growth in other countries for all these years. It is reported     8     a number of famous foreign people use it. For example, during the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics, US     9     (swim) Michael Phelps was seen using cupping. Cupping is a traditional Chinese medical practice which has been around     10     more than 2,000 years.

Natural herbal medicines have been a part of the medicine world for a long time, and different cultures have used them in     1    (variety) ways. Many people use them for therapeutic (治疗的) purposes     2     for medicinal purposes. The use of herbs is widely known to be safe because the ingredients are natural and therefore have very few side effects when they     3    (take) .

The main purpose of natural Herbal medicines is to help the body return to its normal state so that it can be restored     4    (complete). Different herbs when taken will work differently in the body system and therefore bring the desirable healing effects. They work by     5    (make) the immune system   function well and also promote the well-being of the body before any illness     6    (set) in. Additionally, natural herbal medicines can reduce anxiety, depression, exhaustion, stress, etc, as they help your     7    (nerve) calm down.

Despite many advantages of natural herbal medicines, you should take something     8     consideration when you use them. For instance, don't use them in cases     9     the conventional drugs are supposed to be used. It's important to seek medical advice before taking any herbal drugs     10    (avoid) any harmful effects on the body. Moreover, it's also good to consult your doctor to get the correct amount and also the exact type of drug for the particular disease you have.

Inserting needles through the skin may sound scary, but acupuncncture and moxa-moxibustion, two key components of     1     (tradition)Chinese medicine (TCM),are said to improve the patient’s health and well—being.

    2    (add)to UNESCO’s representative list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2010,acupuncture and moxibustion are     3     (wide)practiced in China. Their format and practice have distinctive regional characteristics and they have a precious heritage based     4     Chinese culture and science.

The theory of Chinese medicine believes the human body is a small universe with     5    (it)own circulatory system, in this system, there are acupoints(穴位)connecting the channels. By stimulating these acupoints, the self-regulating functions of the human body can       6     (promote). Acupuncture refers to the practice of inserting needles into the body of a patient at a certain angle and using     7     (technique)such as twisting and lifting the needles to excite acupoints     8    (treat)diseases. Moxa-moxibustion normally refers to placing moxa(艾)directly on acupoints or holding moxa sticks at       9    distance to warm the body.

In 1995,the World Health Organization published     10     can be treated by acupuncture and moxibustion. TCM has become more and more accepted by other countries in the world.

I had always considered acupuncture (针灸) old-fashioned. But the drama of my recent strange illness and recovery changed my mind     1     (complete).

Last month, after sleeping through a flight, I discovered I couldn’t move my right arm and fingers. The doctors diagnosed me with neural (神经的) injury. I was scared. Luckily, Richard, an acupuncturist, offered     2     (help) me.

I started my acupuncture treatment. Dozens of tiny needles     3     (insert) across my arm and fingers. I dared not move, because even a small change of position could cause a sharp pain. After a few days, I could move my fingers. Two weeks     4     (go) by before I could eat a meal with chopsticks. Within a month, my arm and fingers were almost back to     5     (they) normal functions.

In that clinic, I made friends with many other patients and heard their     6     (story). One lady, who became deaf two months ago, has recovered her hearing abilities. I was very surprised at     7     magic these tiny needles are.

Acupuncture originated in China 2,000 years ago. Essentially, it functions     8     improving the smooth flow of life force energy,     9     (know) in Chinese as “qi”. Although acupuncture may not cure all illnesses, at least it creates a good starting point for a healthy body. I hope the     10     (wise) of acupuncture will continue to bring health to more friends.

Traditional Chinese medicine has been practiced for around 3，000 years，but it     1     (be) relatively recent in the West，and acupuncture(针灸)only really became well known in the West in the 1970s as people began to travel     2     (much)frequently between the two areas of the world.

A significant event in the history of acupuncture     3     (come)in 1971，when a journalist from the New York Times had his appendix(阑尾)     4     (remove)in China，when on a trip to the country with Henry Kissinger，the Secretary of State for the USA. Surgeons used acupuncture to deaden the pain of the operation，    5    greatly impressed Kissinger.

Although at first doctors in the West were often skeptical of the     6     (medicine)value of acupuncture，in the last few years it has become more established     7     an alternative to Western medical treatments，since clinical tests have shown that acupuncture is effective for       8     number of conditions.

In the West，the treatment is often used     9     (relieve)headaches，dental pain，back pain and arthritis，and to treat depression，asthma，stress，high blood pressure and anxiety. Cherie Blair，a well-known human rights lawyer and the wife of the British Prime Minister，was recently spotted     10     (wear)an acupuncture needle in her ear，suggesting that she uses the treatment to dea1 with stress

The IMA Blood Bank     1     (set) up in 1995 with a goal that no needy patient should ever die due to lack     2     blood in Dehradun and its surrounding areas．

Deeply     3    (move) by the pain and suffering of a child who was being taken to Delhi with a bleeding leg wrapped in plastic，    4    (simple) because there was no blood bank in Dehradun，Dr Dipak started a movement to create a blood bank by engaging(联合) with the local community．     5     began as a small activity has taken the shape of an inspiring institution of international standards．Due to the huge voluntary support from the local people，the blood bank has enough blood to function round     6    clock to serve the local patients．

    7    (help) more people in India，the IMA Blood Bank has also developed a team to educate the public about blood donation．They are trying to make people understand that donating blood is one of the highest     8    (form) of charity．It can be donated by almost any adult who is     9    (health)．It is safe to donate every three to six months because blood is recovered very quickly in the body．

Meanwhile，the media plays a major role in     10    (create)a higher level of awareness   about blood donation．This will encourage more and more people to donate blood voluntarily．

Tu Yoyo,84,    1    (honor)with the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Oct 5. She was the first Chinese citizen     2    (win) a Nobel Prize in science. Tu    3    (share)the prize with the Irish-born William Campbell and Satoshi Omura of Japan.

Tu is a researcher at the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine now. She was given the prize for    4    (develop) artemisinin(青蒿素), a new drug therapy against malaria(疟疾),    5    has saved millions of lives worldwide, especially in developing countries.

Tu and her colleagues joined a government project to find a new malaria drug     6    the late 1960s.They made 380 herbal extracts from two thousand recipes from traditional Chinese medical books. In 1971, after nearly two hundred    7    (failure), Tu’s team     8    (final) found an extract that was 100％ effective against the malaria parasites—artemisinin. In 2001, the World Health Organization made artemisinin     9    (it) first choice in the treatment of malaria.

“The discovery of artemisinin is a gift to mankind from traditional Chinese medicine. It’s the collective achievement of the research team. Winning the prize is     10    honor for Chinese science and traditional Chinese medicine,” Tu said.