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  3. A few months ago, I was down with a terrible cold which ended in a persisten

A few months ago, I was down with a terrible cold which ended in a persisten

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问题     A few months ago, I was down with a terrible cold which ended in a persistent bad cough. No matter how many different【C1】______I tried, I still couldn’ t get rid of the cough. Not only did it【C2】______my teaching but also my life as a whole. Then one day after class, a student came up to me and【C3】______traditional Chinese medicine. From her description, Chinese medicine sounded as if it had magic power that worked wonders. I was【C4】______because I knew so little about it and have never tried it before. Eventually, my cough got so much【C5】______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【C6】______to me because they are both nonexistent in Western medicine. Then the doctor gave me a scraping (刮) treatment known as " Gua Sha". I was a little【C7】______at first because he used a smooth edged tool to scrape the skin on my neck and shoulders. A few minutes later, the【C8】______strokes started to produce a relieving effect and my body and mind began to【C9】______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【C10】______Then, within a matter of weeks, it was completely gone!
A) deepen I) remedies
B) experiences J) scared
C) hesitant K) sensitive
D) inconvenience L) sink
E) lessen M) temporary
F) licenses N) tremble
G) pressured O) worse
H) recommended [br] 【C10】
选项
答案 E
解析 空格前是动词不定式标志to，因此空格处应填入动词原形。结合句意，“刚开始的几天，我并没有感觉到我的病情有任何好转，但定期看过几次医生后，我的咳嗽开始了”。同时，结合下文“几周之内，我就不再咳嗽了”可知，作者的咳嗽应该是减轻了。备选项中只有lessen(减轻，减弱)符合句意，故答案为E。
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