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A few months ago, I was down with a terrible cold which ended in a persistent bad cough. No matter how many different 【C1】______ I tried, I still couldn’t get rid of the cough. Not only did it 【C2】______ my teaching but also my life as a whole. Then one day after class, a student came up to me and 【C3】______ traditional Chinese medicine. From her description, Chinese medicine sounded as if it had magic power that worked wonders. I was 【C4】_______ because I knew so little about it and have never tried it before. Eventually, my cough got so much 【C5】_______. that I couldn’t sleep at night, so I decided to give it a try. The Chinese doctor took my pulse and asked to see my tongue, both of which were new【C6】_______ to me because they are both non-existent in Western medicine. Then the doctor gave me a scraping（刮）treatment known as ‘Gua Sha’. I was a little【C7】_______ at first because he used a smooth edged tool to scrape the skin on my neck and shoulders. A few minutes later, the【C8】_______ strokes started to produce a relieving effect and my body and mind began to 【C9】_______ deeper into relaxation. I didn’t feel any improvement in my condition in the first couple of days, but after a few more regular visits to the doctor, my cough started to 【C10】_______. Then, within a matter of weeks, it was completely gone!

A) deepen

B) experiences

C) hesitant

D) inconvenience

E) lessen

F) licenses

G) pressured

H) recommended

I)remedies

J)scared

K)sensitive

L)sink

M)temporary

N)tremble

O)worse