Wu Ming, a young German born after 1995, is a big fan of Chinese culture. As he thought some diseases couldn’t be treated _______with Western medicine, he decided to _______Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). In 2015, Wu came to Henan Province, where a strong TCM culture can be _______. After a year of learning, he _______the language barrier and started to learn Chinese medicine. Wu always _______some Chinese herbal medicine by himself to know their flavors and effects, just like Shennong, a character in Chinese legend. In Wu’s opinion, TCM is one of the best-preserved _______of Chinese culture.

Studying TCM also _______Wu’s mind and lifestyle. He used to be _______to electronic devices, playing video games every night. Instead of being trapped in the fast-paced but unhealthy daily _______, he now lives a ________and peaceful life, practicing good habits like drinking tea and reading.

Wu ________what he has learned to help his family. He always provides his family members with some advice about staying fit after ________their skin or tongues online. Over time, his family gradually understands his ________for TCM.

Wu thinks there’s no big difference between China and Western countries. “________comes from being out of touch,” said Wu. He plans to run a traditional Chinese clinic in Germany, which can serve as a ________between the two countries and publicize TCM and its culture.

A few months ago, I got a terrible cold which ended in a cough that was hard to get rid of. No matter how many different medicines I tried, I _________ couldn’t get rid of the cough. It made both my teaching and my life _________.

Then one day after class, a student came up to me and ___________ traditional Chinese medicine. From her description, it seemed that Chinese medicine had magic power and could work ___________. I was _________ because I knew so little about it and have never tried it before. _________ my cough got so much worse that I couldn’t sleep at night, so I decided to give it a _________. The Chinese doctor took my pulse (脉搏) and asked to see my _________, both of which were new experience to me because they are both nonexistent in Western medicine, where diagnosis (诊断) depends heavily on _____________. Then the doctor gave me a scraping treatment known as “Gua Sha” in Chinese. I was a little __________ at first because he used a tool to scrape the skin on my neck and shoulders.

A few minutes later, the treatment started to produce a __________ effect and my body and mind began to sink deeper into __________. I didn’t feel much improvement in my __________ in the first few days, but after a few more regular visits to the doctor, my cough started to __________. Then within a matter of weeks, it was completely __________!