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Official Explanation

Answer B - The major issue here is verb tense. The phrase "As business grows more international" describes a phenomenon that is leading to the phenomena described later in the sentence. Therefore, all of the ideas should be described using the same tense as the introductory phrase – present tense. A vertical scan allows us to eliminate choices (A) and (D) which both use present perfect tense for the idea of "becoming increasingly . . .", as well as (C), which uses the past tense "majored", and (E), which uses "having majored". (E) also uses the awkward "are being increasingly. That leaves (B), the correct answer.

Also note the choice of "like" versus "such as". "Like" should be used to introduce a comparison, while "such as" introduces examples. Here, the purpose is to introduce examples, so "such as" is correct. This realization would allow us to vertically scan and eliminate (A) and (D).

Is become increasingly awkward?

1. There is no ccomapriso, so "like those" is wrong ---> A, D are out.
2. "As business grows more international" - present simple, so the 2nd part has to be present simple ---> C, E are out

B is perfect.

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