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) _____.