1. Choose the correct form of the verb.

1. During the third trimester medical students carry out/are carrying out laboratory experiments.

2. The surgeon performs/is performing an appendectomy.

3. The Committee discuss/is discussing the problems of modem medi­cine.

4. During the third and fourth years students work/are working in clinic and out-patient departments.

5. The students write/are writing a test in anatomy.

6. Doctor in charge examine/was examining a newly admitted patient.

7. The state promoted/was promoting the establishment of a demo­cratic system of education and public self-governing institution.

8. The students take/are taking an entrance examination in the lec­ture hall.

9. In response to a demand for new types of health workers medical schools train/are training students in health administration and environmental health.

10. Some American colleges used/were using a grading system for checking students’ abilities.

2. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple or Present Continuous.

1. Medical students ... (learn) basic medical subjects during the first

2. years.

2. They ... (work) in the laboratory now.

3. The tuition fee for medical education ... (increase) with every coming year.

4. Government-financed universities ... (charge) less money for tu­ition than private schools.

5. Special admission committee ... (have) an interview with the can­didate.

6. Preclinical course ... (require) knowledge in biological science, chemistry, physics and some elective courses.

7. The students’ total expenses ... (be) about several thousand dollars.

8. The department ... (provide) instruction in cell physiology.

9. Some medical schools ... (have) various forms of combined degree programs.

10. These days, it seems everything ... (change) so quickly.

[ 3 Indentify the tenses then match them with the correct tense descrip­tion.

1	The students passed the admission test on Monday.
2	Most medical schools use the national multiple choice test.	action happening now
3	He was the top student in biology.
4	They had a national multiple choice test last year.	permanent state
5	During the final two years students study major clinical subjects.	action which happened in the past at a definite time
6	An American doctor works as an intern for a year.
7	Tuition fee at private colleges and universi­ties is becoming extremely high.	action happening for a cer­tain period in the past
8	He was taking a special course of studies for two semesters.
9	The tests usually last for about eight hours.