Question

[Dương Thanh Ngân]

V-Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.              

   inserted      stimulation        circulation       needles     originated         imbalance           depths          effective    

 Acupuncture (1) ______________________ from China and has been practised therefor thousands of years. Acupuncture involves the insertion of very thin (2) ______________________ through the patient’s skin at specific points on the body, and the needles are inserted to various (3) ______________________ .

          According to WHO (World Health Organization), acupuncture is (4) ______________________ for treating 28 conditions, while evidence indicates it may have an effective therapeutic value for many more.

          Traditional Chinese medicine explains that health is the result of a harmonious balance of the complementary extremes of yin and yang of the life force. Illness is said to be the consequence of a(n) (5) _____________________ of the forces. If needles are (6) ______________________ into these points with appropriate combinations, it is said that the energy flow can be brought back into proper balance.

          Acupuncture points are seen by Western practitioners as places where nevers, muscles and connective tissue can be stimulated. Acupuncture practitioners say that the (7) ______________________ increases blood (8) _____________________ while at the same time triggering the activity of our own body’s natural painkillers.

Answer 1

[Đỗ Thanh Hải]

1 originated

2 needles 

3 depths

4 effective 

5 imbalance 

6 inserted 

7 stimulation 

8 circulation