Spain could soon become {#blank#}1{#/blank#}first European Union country to extradite Taiwanese criminal {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(suspect)to China, instead of their home island.

    In December, a joint Spanish-Chinese operation busted what police said was a massive{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(internationally) phone scamming syndicate(诈骗集团).

    Although most of the 269 suspects {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(arrest) were Taiwanese nationals, Beijing asked for the entire group to be sent to China. Last month, the Spanish government approved the request.

    Taiwan, which China {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (see) as a breakaway province that will eventually be reunited with the mainland, has protested that the decision violates historical European human rights norms and the “principle of nationality”.

But the reality is that it can do little {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(stop) the transfer. Spain, like most countries, doesn't {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (formal) recognize Taiwan as a state.

    Analysts say China's stance on the issue reflects the tougher line it has taken towards Taiwan since President Tsaiing-wen, {#blank#}8{#/blank#}party leans towards formal independence, won elections in January last year. The mainland has also spoken of {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (it) frustration with Taiwan, accusing it    {#blank#}10{#/blank#} failing to rein in (控制)thousands of its nationals who dupe Chinese people via phone scams from abroad.

    Jonny: Hey! I'm just practicing Tai Chi(太极).Would you like to join me?

    Peter: I know nothing about it. Is it difficult?

    Jonny: It seems easy, but you need a lot of practice. You just follow me like this.

    Peter: OK. Don't laugh {#blank#}1{#/blank#}me. I may look funny.

    Jonny: Bend your knees slightly and reach out your arms like tree branches, naturally and {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(soft). Try to keep your body straight. Move slowly , then be sure to keep your balance and don't let your body shake.

    Peter: I cannot control my body well. My legs become{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(pain)

    Jonny: Keep{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(hold) your position for a while .It helps develop your strength and flexibility .Raise your leg and let {#blank#}5{#/blank#}stay in the air for seconds.

    Peter: I feel my legs shaking . I cannot do this any longer.

    Jonny: Be patient! Tai Chi{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(call)“shadow boxing" in English. It asks you to act like water: to be flexible as well{#blank#}7{#/blank#} strong. In real competition, a Tai Chi master borrows the strength of the competitor and uses this energy to fight back. The{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (hard) you try to beat him, the more likely you will get hit. He controls you!

    Peter: Unbelievable! Oh...,{#blank#}9{#/blank#}you don't mind, I'll stop and take a deep{#blank#}10{#/blank#}.

    There was a farm in a small country. The farmer's daughter had to carry fresh milk to customers in various villages, one of{#blank#}1{#/blank#}was a priest(牧师). {#blank#}2{#/blank#}（reach）his house, the milkmaid had to cross a stream. People crossed it by raft(竹筏).

    One day the priest, finding it arrived very late, {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(scold) the poor girl. “What can I do?” she said. “I started out early from my house, {#blank#}4{#/blank#}I had to wait a long time for the boatman to come.”

    Then the priest said, “What! people have even walked across the ocean by{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(repeat) the name of God, but you can't cross this little river.” This milkmaid took his words very seriously.

    {#blank#}6{#/blank#}then on, she brought the priest's milk punctually(准时地) every morning. He became curious about it and asked her how it was{#blank#}7{#/blank#}she was never late any more.

     “I crossed the river repeating the name of God, just as you had told me to do, {#blank#}8{#/blank#}waiting for the raft,” she replied. The priest didn't believe her, so they went together to the water and the milkmaid began to walk over{#blank#}9{#/blank#}. Looking back, the milkmaid saw the priest floundering(踉跄) in the water.

     “Sir!”she cried. “You are uttering the name of God, but all{#blank#}10{#/blank#}while you are holding up your clothes from getting wet. That is not trusting in God.”

    Traditional Chinese medicine has been practised for around 3, 000 years, but it {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (be) relatively recent in the West, and acupuncture(针灸)only really became well known in the West in the 1970s as people began to travel {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (much)frequently between the two areas of the world.

    A significant event in the history of acupuncture {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (come)in 1971, when a journalist from the New York Times had his appendix(阑尾) {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (remove)in China, when on a trip to the country with Henry Kissinger, the Secretary of State for the USA. Surgeons used acupuncture to deaden the pain of the operation, {#blank#}5{#/blank#}greatly impressed Kissinger.

    Although at first doctors in the West were often sceptical of the {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (medicine)value of acupuncture, in the last few years it has become more established {#blank#}7{#/blank#} an alternative to Western medical treatments, since clinical tests have shown that acupuncture is effective for  {#blank#}8{#/blank#} number of conditions.

    In the West, the treatment is often used {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (relieve)headaches, dental pain, back pain and arthritis, and to treat depression, asthma, stress, high blood pressure and anxiety. Cherie Blair, a well-known human rights lawyer and the wife of the British Prime Minister, was recently spotted {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (wear)an acupuncture needle in her ear, suggesting that she uses the treatment to deal with stress.