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FCE WORD FORMATION - COMPUTERS THAT PLAY GAMES

For Questions 56-65, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to
form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (1).

COMPUTERS THAT PLAY GAMES

ABLE
Computers have had the 1._ability_ to play chess for many years now, and their
PERFORM
2.________ in games against the best players in the world has shown IMPROVE
steady 3.________ . However, it will be years before the designers of computer games

machines can beat their 4.________ challenge yet – the ancient board game called Go. CONSIDERABLE
COMBINE
The playing area is 5.________ larger than in chess and there are far more pieces, so that
END
the 6.________ of moves is almost 7.________ . The game involves planning so
IMPRESS
many moves ahead that even the 8.________ calculations of the fastest modern SUFFICIENT
computers are 9.________ to deal with the problems of the game.
COMPETE
In a recent 10.________ for computer Gomachines, the best machine beat all its
HEAVY
computer rivals, but lost 11.________ to three young schoolchildren, so there
is obviously still a lot of work to do!

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 CL GRANADA, S. L.
C/ Puentezuelas, nº 32, 1ª Planta - 18002 Granada
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ANSWERS

COMPUTERS THAT PLAY GAMES

1. Performance
2. Improvement
3. Biggest
4. Considerably
5. Combination
6. Endless
7. Impressive
8. Insufficient
9. Competition
10. heavily

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