For Malian people in West Africa,Chinese doctors are their trusted and    1    (rely) friends. Now, they have welcomed another beneficial Chinese project — Luban Workshop, which is designed     2    (facilitate) healthier lives in the region.

A ceremony was to mark the opening of a Luban Workshop in Bamako, the capital and     3    (large) city of Mali.It is part of a campaign by China to set     4    10 Luban Workshops in Africa in order to offer occupational training for local young people. The project brings to mind what happened 600 years ago,    5    Zheng He led groups of ships on ocean voyages westwards, seven times, visiting many countries in Asia and Africa.

The 400-square-meter Luban Workshop at the University of Arts and Humanities of Bamako offers practical courses about traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). In the TCM sample display area, Sade, a student at the university, finds artemisinin (青蒿素) among over two hundred     6    (display) samples. After observing it for     7    long time, he takes out his mobile phone and     8     (photograph) the plant. Three months ago, Sade contracted malaria (疟疾) and     9    (treat) with artemisinin.

In the future, Chinese medicine technology is expected to be incorporated(包含)into the teaching system of Malian institutions of higher     10    (learn).

There is no doubt that the vaccine(疫苗) wars have already come to Europe. For months now, wealthy countries have been clearing the world’s shelves of coronavirus vaccines,     1     (leave) poorer nations with little hope of exiting the pandemic this year. But     2     fresh conflict has forced the rich to compete against the rich—Britain versus the European Union—in the fight for medicinal bottles, opening a new and fierce nationalist     3    (compete) that could poison relations and set back previous collective efforts     4    (end) the pandemic.

    5     more than 13 percent of Britons have so far received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, only about 2.5 percent of EU residents have had a shot. The European Union,     6    (annoy) by its slow progress on vaccinations, threatened to tighten rules on the shipment of Belgian-made shots to Britain. British law makers, in turn, have accused their Europe an counterparts     7     a blackmail campaign     8     could disappoint relations for a generation.

And poorer countries, already at the back of the line for vaccines, will probably face even     9     (long) waits if the intense argument among rich countries     10     (drive) up prices for everyone else.

In 1951, a young mother of five named Henrietta Lacks visited The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Upon     1     (care) examination, the famous doctor Howard Jones discovered a large cervical tumor (宫颈肿瘤).

A small number of her cancer cells     2     (collect) during a medical test were sent to Dr. George Gey’s nearby lab. For years, Dr. Gey, a well-known cancer and virus researcher, had been collecting cells from all patients     3     came to The Johns Hopkins Hospital with cervical cancer, regardless of     4     (they) race or socioeconomic position, but each cell    5     (rapid) died in Dr. Gey’s lab. What Dr. Gey soon discovered     6     (be) that Mrs. Lacks’ cells were unlike any of the others he had ever seen: where other cells would die, Mrs. Lacks’ cells doubled every 20 to 24 hours.

Today, these incredible cells, named “HeLa” cells, are used for     7     (study) the effects of drugs and viruses       8     the growth of cancer cells without experimenting on humans. Scientists use “HeLa” cells to test the effects of radiation (辐射), to study the human genome, and to learn more about how viruses work. These cells also played     9     important role in the     10     (develop) of the polio vaccine (小儿麻痹症疫苗).

Sanfutie, or Sanfu medicinal patch, is a bandage with traditional Chinese herbal medicine. Practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) believe that    1     (receive) Sanfutie during the hottest summer days is an effective way     2     (prevent) and treat diseases occurring or being worse in winter, such as coughs, asthma and arthritis.

The treatment is based on the TCM principle of yin and yang,     3     believes the balance of both elements in the body     4     (be) vital for good health. Sanfutie contains a paste of herbal     5     (extract) that are “hot” in nature, and when     6     (apply) to specific acupuncture points (穴位), usually on the lack and neck, they replenish (补充) the yang elements.

These patches     7     (use) in TCM since the earliest recorded times of Chinese history, as it is found in the Huangdi Neijing (The Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor),     8     must-learn textbook for TCM practitioners, compiled at least 2,000 years ago. Sanfutie treatment became     9     (extreme) popular in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) and has enjoyed a revival in recent years as more patients turn     10     TCM treatment.

According to a report from Chinanews.com, Wu Ming is     1     young German born after 1995. Wu, a big fan of Chinese culture, has been learning traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) since 2016. Now he     2     (study) for his master’s degree at Henan University of Chinese Medicine and digging further into TCM.

Wu came to Central China’s Henan province in 2015,     3     a rich TCM culture can be enjoyed because it is the hometown of Zhang Zhongjing, the medical sage (医圣) of ancient China. “TCM is one of the     4     (valuable) treasures in the world,” said Wu.

Learning TCM has changed Wu’s life. He used to be addicted to electronic devices and stay up late every night,     5     (trap) in this fast paced but unhealthy daily routine. But now he lives a balanced and     6     (peace) life, practising good habits like drinking tea.

Wu also uses what he has learned to help his family. Previously, acupuncture (针灸) tools and Chinese medicine     7     (be) necessities when he went back to his home in Germany. Now, he always provides his family members     8     some advice about staying fit after he checks their skin or tongues online.

In Wu’s opinion, there’s no big     9     (different) between China and Western countries. “We are the same. Misunderstanding comes from being out of touch.” said Wu. He plans     10     (run) a traditional Chinese clinic in China or Germany after graduation, which can serve as a bridge between the two countries and publicize TCM and its culture.