Complete
the
following
profile
of
a
company
manager
,
putting
the
verbs
in
brackets
in
either
the
past
simple
or
present
perfect
.
JIM
BLAKE
Jim
Blake
1
____________________
(
join
)
Hodson
Electricals
in
1980
,
immediately
after
finishing
his
degree
in
chemical
engineering
.
In
1998
,
the
company
2
____________________
(
choose
)
him
to
run
the
costumer
products
division
.
Then
,
in
1995
,
Jim
?
s
strong
performance
3
____________________
(
earn
)
him
the
top
job
.
He
4
____________________
(
become
)
CEO
of
Hodson
Electrics
at
the
age
of
just
46
.
Since
then
,
Jim
?
s
career
5
____________________
____________________
(
be
)
an
example
of
how
to
manage
a
company
successfully
.
For
the
last
ten
years
,
Hodson
Electrics
6
____________________
____________________
(
expand
)
continually
and
now
it
7
____________________
____________________
(
become
)
one
of
the
most
highly
valued
companies
in
Europe
.
One
of
Jim
?
s
secrets
is
to
develop
talented
people
.
Recently
,
he
8
____________________
____________________
(
establish
)
a
series
of
performance
measures
that
identify
who
the
best
performers
are
.
Executives
are
now
promoted
without
regard
to
seniority
.
For
example
,
when
he
had
to
choose
a
new
Chief
Financial
Officer
two
years
ago
.
Blake
9
____________________
(
pass
)
over
several
candidates
in
favour
of
38
-
year
-
old
Ben
Bradley
.
He
10
____________________
____________________
(
insist
)
always
,
?
Age
doesn
?
t
matter
.
It
?
s
your
ability
that
counts
?
.
People
11
____________________
____________________
(
call
)
Blake
many
things
during
his
career
but
one
thing
that
nobody
can
call
him
is
lazy
.
His
energy
and
enthusiasm
12
____________________
____________________
(
make
)
the
company
what
it
is
today
.
