III. Cloze test:
     Choose the best answer for each blank in the passage.Passage ACupping therapy is a form of    21    medicine in which cups are placed upside down on the skin tocreate   22    . It causes the skin and superficial muscle layer to be lightly drawn into the cup and therebymobilizes blood flow to promote the healing of a broad range of ailments. The cup can be gently movedacross the skin, often referred to as gliding cupping. Cupping is used to   23    back and neck pains,migraines and rheumatism. It can also help to relax qi and target more specific maladies. There are fivemeridian lines on the back, and these are where the cups are usually placed. The cupping practitioner strivesto open the channels through which life energy flows freely throughout the body, thus providing a smootherand more free-flowing qi. Nevertheless, Western medical societies are   24    of the health claims made bycupping therapy supporters. They assume that cupping therapy may have a   25    effect, which simplyevokes a psychological response and an improved sense of well-being.
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(A) alienated
(B) alternative
(C) compensation
(D) compliment