ARCHIE CAMPBELL TALKS ABOUT COMPUTER GAMES

I started playing computer games when I was seven years old. My parents didn't let me have a computer so I used to go to my cousin's house and play games on his computer when his mum and dad were at work. My parents would have been very angry if they had known that.

My cousin Freddie showed me how to play games that older children usually play and he said that I was much better than most of his friends who were three years older than me. I was going to ask my parents again for a computer but he told me to wait for another year, at least.

Then I started to have computer lessons at school. That was when everything changed. I learned how to make programmes and I started to make my own games with my cousin's help. From that time, I knew that making games was all I would ever want to do.

I didn't say anything to my parents for a long time. Freddie's parents didn't know what we were doing, either. Then one evening it was parents' day at my school and my computer teacher told them that I had a brilliant future making computer games.

Now I am 20 and I enjoy student life. I have already sold one game to a small computer company but I don't have much time to make games now because I have a lot of exams soon. However, two computer companies have said they want to talk to me as soon as I leave university because they want me on their team.

Question 14: Archie played computer games only at his cousin's house because

A. his cousin had two computers in his house.

B. his parents hadn't bought him a computer.

C. his mum had asked him to do so.

Question 15: What did Freddie say to Archie?

A. that he was very clever

B. not to waste his time playing games

C. to ask his parents to buy him a computer.

Question 16: What happened when Archie had computer lessons at school?

A. He stopped playing computer games.

B. He didn't want to go to his cousin's house anymore.

C. He understood what job he wanted to do in the future.

Question 17: Archie's parents found out about his computer games from

A. his computer teacher.

B. Freddie's parents.

C. his cousin.

Question 18: What does Archie do now?

A. work for a computer company

B. continue to earn money making games

C. study computers at university