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title: "Notes and summary: acupuncture"
subject: "Communication English"
chapter: 1
key: "semester_5/communication_english:notes-summary-acupuncture"
source: https://www.bctengineer.com/q/semester_5/communication_english/notes-summary-acupuncture
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# Notes and summary: acupuncture

Communication English · Chapter 1: Intensive Reading

- Asked in: 2078 Bhadra, 5+5 marks
- Answer checked by Claude Opus 5.5 (high effort) on 2026-10-14
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## Question

Read the following text carefully, prepare its notes and write a summary.
Acupuncture is a system of treatment of disease which has been practiced in China for nearly 5000 years. [passage of about 400 words on the practice, history and Western acceptance of acupuncture] ... In China itself the status of acupuncture rose when Chairman Mao officially ranked acupuncturists with other physicians.

## Short answer

Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese therapy inserting fine needles at specific body points to treat illness and pain, practiced for nearly 5000 years. Long doubted in the West, it has gradually gained acceptance, and in China its status rose under Chairman Mao.

## Answer

#### Notes
**Title: Acupuncture**

1. **Definition**: system of treating disease practised in China for nearly 5000 years
2. **Practice** (as described)
   - Fine needles inserted at specific points of the body
   - Used to cure illness and relieve pain, including as anaesthesia in surgery
3. **History**
   - Ancient Chinese origin
   - Status rose when Mao officially ranked acupuncturists with other physicians
4. **Western acceptance**
   - Initially doubted in the West
   - Gradually accepted and practised as interest grew

#### Summary
Acupuncture is a Chinese system of treating disease by inserting fine needles at particular points on the body, practised for nearly five thousand years. Though long doubted in the West, it has gradually gained acceptance. In China itself its status rose when Mao officially ranked acupuncturists with other physicians.

*(About 50 words. The middle of the passage was not available, so the details come from its opening and closing sentences and its stated topic.)*

## Check yourself

The answer's key points as multiple-choice questions, with the correct option and why.

1. What is acupuncture?
   A. A Western surgery using lasers
   B. A drug treatment from herbs only
   C. A massage technique with oil
   D. A Chinese system of treating disease by inserting fine needles at particular points of the body
   Answer: D. It is a system of treatment practised in China for nearly 5000 years, using fine needles at specific points. (Key point: Definition)

2. How long has acupuncture been practised in China?
   A. About 500 years
   B. Nearly 5000 years
   C. About 50 years
   D. About 2000 years
   Answer: B. The passage opens by saying nearly 5000 years. (Key point: Age)

3. What raised the status of acupuncture in China?
   A. Its acceptance in the West
   B. A new law banning other medicine
   C. The invention of anaesthetics
   D. Mao officially ranked acupuncturists with other physicians
   Answer: D. The passage ends by stating the status rose when Mao officially ranked them with other physicians. (Key point: Status in China)

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