Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

I can remember many happy events of my life and out of those, I would like to talk about the event that I can still remember vividly. It (1-be) ________ indeed an exhilarating event and that was regarding my success in the board final exam. The moment I (2-hear) ________ that I had been awarded a scholarship for my performance in the board exam, I (3-become) ________ the happiest man in the world. This (4-be) ________ truly a felicitous moment for me as it is something I was looking forward to very eagerly and the news (5-make) ________ my parents quite happy and proud. I would like to thank you for letting me talk about this event.

I (6-wait) ________ almost a month with great anxiety for my result. I (7-start) ________ speculating so many things and many of them were negative. I could hardly stop thinking about my upcoming result during this period. The result was highly important and my college admission was dependent on it. I could not sleep well the night before the result publishing day. I think it is common for students to worry about their results, especially for important exams, and I was familiar with this type of concern. However, I have to admit that I had been more worried about it than other exam results I can remember.

The result was published at around 11.00 am and I (8-find) ________ that I did exceptionally well. I was so relieved and happy that I was on cloud nine. Then I hurriedly returned home and gave the news to my parents. They were very happy. My father, who barely expresses his emotions (9-be) ________ also very pleased, and my mother called a few of our relatives to share the good news. I felt excited, happy and relieved. At that time I was about 15 years old. It (10-happen) ________ in our hometown called (...say the name of your hometown...). It was so pleasant an event that I still remember every bit of it.

It (1-be) ________ indeed an exhilarating event and that was regarding my success in the board final exam.