SECTION $4.$ READING

Read the passage and choose the correct answer from A$,$ B$,$ C or D$.$

RoboCup is a football competition that has taken place every year since $1997.$ But the players are not

human; they are robots. In order for robots to play football, robotics companies have had to develop

special technologies. A robot can't just run onto the field and start kicking the ball. So$,$ each robot is fitted

with a webcam which is connected to a computer inside the robot. The robot is able to see where the

other players are, where the goal is and, most importantly, where the ball is$.$ They are programmed to

make their own decisions and during the match the robots' creators are not allowed to tell thern what to

do$.$ The robots are, however, able to communicate with other members of their team, via a wireless

network. They might, for example, communicate a message like this to a team$-$mate: $\text{'}$I$\text{'}$m nearest the

ball. I$\text{'}$m going to kick it$.$ You go and defend the goal.$\text{'}$ They know who to pass to and how best to get the

ball past an opponent. Australian, German and American teams dominate the competition, though teams

from twelve countries competed at the last tournament.

There is a long way to go before robots will be able to compete against humans. They need to become

more intelligent and become able to react more quickly and anticipate the game. But the technologies

that are being developed for scoring goals have other uses as well.

The movement of each robot is controlled by

A$.$ the team

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C$.$ the captain of the team

D$.$ the owner of the robot

During the match, the robats can communicate with

A$.$ any other robot on the pitch

B$.$ the people who created them

C$.$ other robots in the same team

D$.$ no other robots or people

The main goal of the organisers is to

A$.$ have the robots play in the real$-$World Cup

B$.$ develop technologies that can help in search and rescue

C$.$ make it more fun to waich than real footballers

D$.$ eventually build robots that can play better than humans

teams are in control of competition.

A$.$ twelve countries

B$.$ Australian

C$.$ German and American

D$.$merican$,$Australian and German

are required to be more clever.

A$.$ RobaCup

B$.$ Humans

C$.$ Robots

D$.$ Footballers