A. Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
‘In-see-Ad?’
‘No, I’ve never heard of it.’
Soon after I ______________ (1. begin) the process of telling my family, friends, employer and even dentist that I ______________ (2. leave) the US to move to INSEAD’s Singapore campus and study on its MBA programme, I ______________ (3. discover) that my acquaintances in the US ______________ (4. tend) to be more provincial in their understanding of business schools.
In a few weeks from now, I ______________ (5. leave) my home in small-town New Jersey, US, to join the Singapore cohort. How did I, a young professional born, raised and educated in the US, make the decision to study for an international MBA?
I studied in North Carolina where I ______________ (6. develop) a keen interest in international affairs. During my undergraduate years, I ______________ (7. study) overseas in London. And later I ______________ (8. accept) the opportunity to work in Waterloo, Belgium, the European headquarters for Johnson & Johnson, where I managed technology solutions for J&J’s medical devices sector. I ______________ (9. return) to the North American headquarters where I created a similar platform.
While I ______________ (10. be) still in Belgium a senior manager had urged me to apply to INSEAD and I rapidly ______________ (11. realise) that the school was the place where I could continue my development towards an international career.
The existence of INSEAD’s Singapore campus ______________ (12. make) the school that much more compelling, because of my desire to have a global understanding of business, which up until then ______________ (13. only / include) North America and Europe.
1.began
2.was leaving
3.discovered
4.tend
5.will be leaving
6.developed
7.studied
8.accepted
9.returned
10.was
11.realized
12.made
13.had only included
A. Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
‘In-see-Ad?’
‘No, I’ve never heard of it.’
Soon after I ______began________ (1. begin) the process of telling my family, friends, employer and even dentist that I ______was leaving_______ (2. leave) the US to move to INSEAD’s Singapore campus and study on its MBA programme, I ________discovered______ (3. discover) that my acquaintances in the US _______tended_______ (4. tend) to be more provincial in their understanding of business schools.
In a few weeks from now, I ______will leave________ (5. leave) my home in small-town New Jersey, US, to join the Singapore cohort. How did I, a young professional born, raised and educated in the US, make the decision to study for an international MBA?
I studied in North Carolina where I _______developed_______ (6. develop) a keen interest in international affairs. During my undergraduate years, I ______studied________ (7. study) overseas in London. And later I _______accepted_____ (8. accept) the opportunity to work in Waterloo, Belgium, the European headquarters for Johnson & Johnson, where I managed technology solutions for J&J’s medical devices sector. I ______returned________ (9. return) to the North American headquarters where I created a similar platform.
While I ____was__________ (10. be) still in Belgium a senior manager had urged me to apply to INSEAD and I rapidly _____realised_________ (11. realise) that the school was the place where I could continue my development towards an international career.
The existence of INSEAD’s Singapore campus ________made______ (12. make) the school that much more compelling, because of my desire to have a global understanding of business, which up until then _______has only included_______ (13. only / include) North America and Europe.
