11. Be careful. The _____ of this medicine can be very dangerous A. price B. place C. date D. side effects 12. People are waiting for a _____ system with better doctors and facilities in this country A. health care B. educational C. entertainment D. transportation 13. Stress is the number 1 cause of ______, in other words, unhealthy sleep patterns A. stomach ache B. flu C. cold D. sleeplessness 14. If you feel sleepy all the time, you are having _____. A. sleeplessness B. sleepiness C. a toothache D. a headache 15. Most studies ________ that acupuncture does not reduce nausea and vomiting caused by radiation therapy. A. are shown B. were shown C. have shown D. have been shown 16. Acupuncture may not _________ if you have low white blood cell counts or low platelet counts. A. recommend B. recommended C. is recommended D. be recommended 17. It _________ that half of your plate should consist of vegetables and fruit. A. is suggested B. is suggesting C. suggesting D. suggests 18. Foods _________ into energy in the digestive system. A. are broke down and converted B. are broken down and converted C. break down and convert D. broken down and converted 19. Acupuncture has been part of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and _________ in China for thousands of years. A. has been used B. has using C. has used D. has been using Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following sentences. 20. Acupuncture can ease nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy. A. increase B. prevent C. reduce D. spoil 21. The old blood cells are broken down by the spleen and eliminated from the body. A. cut out B. exhaled C. removed D. held Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 22. Originally, there were 365 acupoints, but now this has increased to more than 2000 nowadays. A. reduced B. stabled C. transferred D. turned into 23. Acupuncture is considered to be very safe when enough precautions are taken. A. comfortable B. dangerous C. sore D. unhealthy