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13 Complete each gap (1 11) in the text with the most suitable verb
from the box below. Change verb forms if necessary.
accept reduce replace re-design refuse adapt design
offer present provide produce
Nowadays computers have become a necessary part of almost any
professional field. They 1________________ people and 2_________________
the number of workplaces even further. Employees who 3______________ to use
a computer will have a problem to find a job. People have to 4_____________
technological progress and try to 5_____________________ (on their own and at
their own expense).Computer technology has 6___________________ new
occupations considered unthinkable a few years ago e.g. the Internet Provider
and Homepage Publisher who 7__________________ and continuously
8_______________ homepages for companies. Many firms believe it is essential
for their reputation to have their own homepage on the internet to
9________________ their products in an attractive way using the multiple
opportunities of all the media. Internet thus can 10________________ an almost
unlimited opportunity for new occupations; therefore new rules and laws have to
be 11_________________. Besides that there is a growing number of computer-
related occupations, opening up new opportunities, e.g. CAD-Designer,
Developer, Programmer.
14 Read the text and write the correct form of the word in capitals to
complete the gaps.
Computer That Play Games
Computers have had the (1)___________ to play chess for
many years now, and their (2)____________ in games
against the best player in the world has shown 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’. The play area is (5)____________ larger than in
chess and there are far more pieces, so that the
(6)_____________ of moves is almost
(7)________________. The game involves planning so
many moves ahead that even the (8)________________
calculations of the fastest modern computer are
(9)_____________ to deal with the problems of the game.
In recent (10)____________________ for compute ‘Go”
machines, the best machine beat all its rivals, but lost
(11)________________to three young school children, so
there is obviously still a lot work to do.
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