Part III Reading Comprehension ( 40 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. A few months ago, I was down with a terrible cold which ended in a persistent bad cough. No matter how many different ___26___ I tried, I still couldn't get rid of the cough. Not only did it ___27___ my teaching but also my life as a whole. Then one day after class, a student came up to me and ___28__ traditional Chinese medicine. From her description, Chinese medicine sounded as if it had magic power that worked wonders.Iwas ___29___ because I knew so little about it and have never tried it before.Eventually,my cough got so much ___30___ 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 ___31___ to me because they are both non-existent in Western medicine. Then the doctor gave me a scraping(5il)treatment known as"Gua Sha".I was a little ___32___ at first because he used a smooth edged tool to serape the skin on my neck and shoulders. A few minutes later, the ___33___ strokes started to produce a relieving effect and my body and mind began to ___34___ 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 ___35___.Then, within a matter of weeks, it was completely gone!