Computers That Play Games
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| Computers
have had the (0) ... to play |
ABLE |
| chess
for many years now, and their (1) ... |
PERFORM |
| in
games against the best players in the |
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| world
has shown steady (2) ... . However, |
IMPROVE |
| it
will be years before the designers of |
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| computer
games machines can beat their |
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| (3)
... challenge yet - the ancient board |
BIG |
| game
called 'Go'. The playing area is (4) ... |
CONSIDERABLE |
| larger
than in chess and there are far |
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| more
pieces, so that the (5) ... of moves is |
COMBINE |
| almost
(6) ... . The game involves planning |
END |
| so
many moves ahead that even the (7) ... |
IMPRESS |
| calculations
of the fastest modern |
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| computers
are (8) ... to deal with the |
SUFFICIENT |
| problems
of the game. |
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| In
a recent (9) ... for computer 'Go' |
COMPETE |
| machines,
the best machine beat all its |
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| rivals,
but lost (10) ... to three young |
HEAVY |
| schoolchildren,
so there is obviously still |
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| a
lot of work to do. |
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Source: UCLES FCE Handbook
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