Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. A bus journey Tasha climbed onto a (0) crowded CROWDbus which was going to take her to a nearby village. The wooden seats looked…

Listen to the talk and complete the sentences with a word or short phrase. Games Developer As a child, Mike’s main interests were playing video games and reading (1) ……………………………………… .His original ambition was to become a (2) ………………………………………, not a games developer.When he was at school he formed a games (3) ……………………………………… with other…

You will hear a part of a radio interview with Toby Lucas, a young chess player. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer (A, B or C).

1. Match the sentence beginnings and endings, There are three extra endings. A at his strange fashion sense; he’s actually a genius.B of the way he speaks to his elders; it’s very rude.C about where you went last night. We’re just worried!D with his work, but he is also very modest about it.E about human…

2. Complete the sentences with the correct phrasal verb from the box. Change the verb tense where appropriate. live for | get back into | get into | take up | stick at | give up | wind down 3. Match the idioms (1-7) with their correct meanings (A-G). Idiom Meaning 1. Be a couch potato…

You are going to hear five people talking about the holiday they tok last year. For questions 1-5, choose from the list (A-H) what each speaker says about their holiday. Use the letters only once. There are three extra letters which you do not need to use. A I didn’t enjoy it much at first.B…