Раскройте скобки, поставив глагол в прошедшее время. Traditionally, it was students who took a gap year (a year off to travel or gain experience), but last year 60 % of gapers (l) …….. people taking a career break. Many of them (2) ...... their job before setting off around the world. Others (3)...... for companies that (4)....... give them unpaid leave in order to travel. Why did they decide to take a gap year? Many (5) .......... hard for years and simply (6)........ they needed a break. Others (7) ...... to give something back by doing volunteer work abroad. Fran Hodges is one of these people. Although she (8) ....... to be away for only six months, she (9) ......... staying away for a year. She (10) ......... her 40th birthday while she (11) ........ at ant elephant sanctuary in Sri Lanka. Fran (12) ....... a researcher, but she (13) ....... her job in order to go off traveling. She (14) ........ her ticket two days before she (15) ......... her notice so she couldn't be talked out of it. She (16) ........... alone before, but (17) ....... surprised how easy it was and how much fun she had.