Contents Preface introduction unit 1

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8. 
   Match these words with their definitions:
   

№	Words		Definitions
1	Alternative medicine		a) a treatment in which your feet are rubbed and pressed in a special way in order to improve blood flow and help you relax.
2	Allergic		b) when you find it difficult to sleep.
3	To insert a needle		c) a thing that is blocking
4	Reflexology		d)any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine
5	Insomnia		e) a way of treating illnesses using very small amounts of natural substances.
6	Side effect		f) the treatment of injuries to bones and muscles using pressure and movement.
7	Acupuncture		g) to put needles into an organism by an acupuncturist
8	Osteopathy		h) another effect that a drug has on your body in addition to the main effect for which the doctor has given you the drug.
9	Homeopathy		i) the insertion of needles into living tissue, especially for remedial purposes.
10	Blockage		j) caused by an allergy.

9. 
   Read the text below and put words from the box in the exercise №8 in correct places.
   

1. 
   ______________________ has become much more popular in the West in recent years. It seems that people are becoming increasingly worried about the 2) _______________________ of drugs, and are turning to treatments such as 3) ____________________________, 4) ____________________, yoga, 5) _____________________ and acupuncture to complement, or sometimes even replace, Western medicine.
   

An event in my life three or four years ago made me examine my own attitudes towards alternative medicine. After suffering from 6) ______________________for a few months, I was feeling mentally and physically exhausted. A trip to my GP did not help. My friend Tony, who was studying 7)____________________________at the time, suggested that I visit an acupuncturist. Since I have a healthy fear of needles, I was reluctant to take his advice, but by this time I was so tired that I was prepared to try almost anything. After asking some questions the acupuncturist 8)________________________ in my right foot between my first and second toe, and, despite my anxiety, I fell asleep immediately. At the time I considered the whole experience to be close to a miracle.