Reading comprehension/Vocabulary

Read the interview with actor and singer Tom Sterling on page 38 of English Now No 79. Then choose the correct word to complete the sentences below.

1. When Tom was a child, he loved having an _______________.
- a. audience
- b. audition
- c. public
2. It was important to have an ___________________ plan.
- a. alternate
- b. alternative
- c. different
3. Tom learned another __________________.
- a. language
- b. tongue
- c. linguistic
4. The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama is a fantastic ______________.
- a. scene
- b. stage
- c. platform
5. Tom has acted on ________________.
- a. scene
- b. stage
- c. platform
6. In film, you can be very ____________________.
- a. calm
- b. subtle
- c. timid
7. Tom had to act __________________.
- a. under the water
- b. above the water
- c. underwater
8. He has some __________________ for people who want to act.
- a. council
- b. counsel
- c. advice
9. If you want to be an actor, you should not be too ______________.
- a. sensible
- b. sensitive
- c. sensory
10. Acting is very ___________________.
- a. competitor
- b. concurrent
- c. competitive