Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. Throughout history, women have had responsiblity for healing the sick. However, it is only in ccomparative recent times that they have been allowed to train as doctors at medical schools in Britain. Yet in that short time, they have (61) ________ an enormous contribution to modern medicine. The first female doctors were nuns (62) ...

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Throughout history, women have had responsiblity for healing the sick. However, it is only in ccomparative recent times that they have been allowed to train as doctors at medical schools in Britain. Yet in that short time, they have (61) ________ an enormous contribution to modern medicine.

The first female doctors were nuns (62) ________ gave advice about diseases and (63) _______ and prepared medicnes. In ancient Rome, women healers were considered skillful and respected. In Britain, for centuries, male doctors were suspicious of women who pratised medicine (64) ________ and in 1512 a law was passed making it illegal for them to do so. Women coulnd’t study medicine at universities (65) ________ the 19th century and they only began to gain equality with male doctors in the 20th century.

Yet in that short time, they have (61) ________ an enormous contribution to modern medicine.