填空题

Acupuncture Recently, acupuncture has become a (1) _____ word in America. (1) _____. Acupuncture was performed in China long before the study of (2) _____ (2) _____. In very ancient times, pieces of sharp stones were used to press or prick certain section of the body in order to cure an illness. Later, needles were made from (3) _____ and bamboo. (3) _____. In the course of time, the Chinese people learned to make needles out of copper, iron, and silver. Today, the needles are made of (4) _____. (4) _____. Important factors in the acupuncture treatment: -- The size and (5) _____ of the needles. (5) _____. The depth of the insertion. The (6) _____ of the time the needle should be left in the body. (6) _____. Finally, the number of needles used in each treatment. The earliest recorded acupuncture cure took place about (7) _____ years ago. (7) _____. The most important book on acupuncture appeared in the Qin Dynasty. In the book, (8) _____ basic points in human body were listed, (8) _____. and a total of 649 points in a human body were defined. A French (9) _____ introduced it to the west at the beginning of this century. (9) _____. The first acupuncture clinicwas set up in (10) _____ It was not until 1958 that the Chinese began to use acupuncture as an anesthesia. (10) _____.