For questions 16-30 complete the following article by writing each missing word in the correct box on your answer sheet. Use only one word for each space. The exercise begins with an example (0). Example: | 0 | ome gases Jatt | Chess is (0) .. of the world’s oldest games of war. It is generally said to (16) ......... developed in India at some period before 500 AD. The original pieces, much less mobile (17) ......... their modern counterparts, represented units of the ancient Indian army, foot-soldiers, cavalry, armed chariots and, of course, elephants, The fighting troops (18) led on the chessboard, (19) ........ in real life, by the king and his senior minister, the vizier, (20) ....... became the queen in the modern game. From India, (21) ...... iS said, chess spread through China, Persia and Europe. Once the game (22) ........ feached the West, the identity and design of the individual chess pieces was modified to reflect the social milieu of medieval Europe. The king remained unchanged but the elephant was replaced by the bishop, reflecting the power of the Church in medieval Europe. The biggest change was the emergence of the queen as the (23) powerful piece on the chessboard. (24) ........ the twentieth century, chess was often regarded as a game for the aristocracy of society, (25) .......... today it exerts a much broader appeal. Among board games, chess has the ideal | blend of strategy, tactics and pure skill. The only games which | compare (26) ......... subtlety, science and depth are shogi and go. | The competition aspect of chess makes (27) ....... a battle between two individuals, a battle (28) .......... bloodshed, but still a fierce struggle of mind, will and physical endurance. More than anything (29) ......... though, chess has an ancient and distinguished history. The game provides a deep sense of continuity with the intellectual community of past ages, extending through hundreds of years and embracing (30) nations. TEST 5, PAPER 3