It can be learned from the passage that ______. A. the person performing the acupuncture knows a lot about the making of needles B. an operation now needs fewer needles than in the past C. acupuncture has existed in China for as long as 2,000 years D. few patients prefer acupuncture to chemicals
A patient who needs an operation is given a choice between having acupuncture and having one of the chemicals used for putting him to sleep. It has been estimated that over half of the patients choose acupuncture because there is no sickness after the Operation, whereas the chemical may make the patient sick for a few hours or a day.