Q: (CNN) -- It's called the Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment, and weeks before authorities say he got on a plane with a bomb, Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab was in it.

The vast government databank, known as TIDE, is administered by the FBI's Terrorist Screening Center. It contains information about hundreds of thousands of people, the majority of them foreign nationals, who are suspected of having terrorist leanings.

An FBI official said AbdulMutallab was included in TIDE after his father warned the U.S. Embassy in Nigeria of his son's hard-line beliefs and possible ties to militant Islamists.

To understand how he could have been under the government's scrutiny and still make it onto a U.S.-bound plane with an explosive, you have to understand the way the government's watch list system works. TIDE is just the start.

The FBI uses the raw information contained in the TIDE databank to determine whether to put the subject onto the government's terror watch list, known as the Terrorism Screening Data Base. That list contains the names and aliases of about 400,000 people, but AbdulMutallab didn't make the cut.

According to Chad Kolton, a spokesman for the FBI's Terror Screening Center, there wasn't enough hard evidence to back up AbdulMutallab's father's fears, and so he wasn't placed on the terror list.

The bureau's own Web site spells out the criteria for inclusion in the screening database, saying that "only individuals who are known or reasonably suspected to be or have been engaged in conduct constituting, in preparation for, in aid of, or related to terrorism are included."

Answer the following questions:
1. was there hard evidence against him?
2. what does TIDE stand for?
3. is TIDE just the start?
4. who uses the information in TIDE?
5. who uses the information in TIDE?
6. Which FBI department administers it?
7. Did the suspect get onto a plane?
8. where was it going?
9. who did the father warn?
10. where?
11. how many people does TIDE have information on?
12. what is the government watchlist known as?
13. did he end up on the list?
14. what kind of info does FBI use to determine who gets on the list?
15. who is the FBI spokesman mentioned?
16. what did he get on the plane with?
17. what is his full name?
18. what did his father suspect he had ties with?
19. what did he say about his beliefs?
20. does the list also contain aliases?
A: 1. not enough
2. Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment,
3. yes
4. FBI
5. FBI
6. Terror Screening Center,
7. yes
8. unknown
9. the U.S. Embassy
10. Nigeria
11. 400,000
12. Terrorism Screening Data Bas
13. no
14. suspected to be or have been engaged in conduct constituting
15. Chad Kolton
16. a bomb
17. Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab
18. militant Islamists
19. hard-line
20. yes
Q: DJs(disc jockeys) are the people who play and present music on the radio, or in nightclub. A VJ(video jockey) is a person who introduces music videos on television.

VJs were first seen on television in the early 1980s when MTV went on the air. As MTV became popular, and the audience for music videos expanded, a variety of other music video channels started broadcasting. In addition to rock music, there were channels for people who had a lot of interest in alternative kinds of music, such as country music, light music, and R&B(rhythm and blues), and all of these channels needed VJs. By the 1990s, international music video channels like Channel V in Asia and VIVA in Europe had started.

The VJs for the new international stations had to be chosen carefully. Although some VJs did shows that focused on small audiences and showed mostly local content, other VJs presented shows for international viewers. These VJs, and the material they presented, needed to be popular in several different cultures.

One successful international VJ in Asia is Asha Gill. She is from prefix = st1 /Malaysia, but her parents and grandparents are fromIndia,FranceandEngland. She speaks three languages and has fans across Asia, fromJapanto theUnited Arab Emirates.

Another VJ who has made a big hit in Asia is Lili. She is actually a computer-

Animated VJ on MTV Asia. An actress wearing special computer equipment makes Lili move like a puppet . The actress also talks for Lili, and her shows can be seen in five languages.

When asked what makes a good video jockey, many successful VJs have given similar answers. To be a good VJ you need to know a lot about music, you need to be funny, and you can't be shy.

Answer the following questions:
1. When did MTV start airing?
2. What grew as a result of that?
3. And what is the occupation called for someone on a station like that?
4. What does that stand for?
5. Is there a similar occupation to that?
6. How is that one different from the other?
7. When did stations begin to expand internationally?
8. Are all VJ's human?
9. What is an example of one that isn't?
10. Where is she famous in?
11. And for what program?
12. How many languages does the program have?
13. What is required to be good at the job?
14. What is an example of a genre that was new territory for VJ's?
15. And other examples?
16. What was the program in Europe called?
17. Was there one in Spain?
18. What was needed for an international VJ?
A: 1. 1980s
2. The audience for music videos.
3. VJ
4. Video jockey.
5. DJ
6. DJs play music on the radio, VJs play music videos on television.
7. By the 1990s.
8. No.
9. Lili
10. Asia.
11. MTV Asia.
12. Five
13. You need to know about music, be funny, and not shy..
14. Country music.
15. Light music.
16. VIVA
17. No.
18. They needed to play music popular in several different countries.
Q: Passage 1

The information Highway is the road that links computer users to a large number of on-line services; the Web, e-mail, and software, to mention just a few. Not long ago, the information Highway was a new road, with not many users. Now, everyone seems to want to take a drive, with over 30 million families connected worldwide. Not surprisingly, this well-traveled highway is starting to look like a well-traveled highway. Traffic jams can cause many serious problems, forcing the system to close down for repair. Naturally, accidents will happen on such a crowed road, and usually victims are some files, gone forever. Then, of course, there's Mr. Cool, with his new broad-band connection, who speeds down the highway faster than most of us can go. But don't trick yourself; he pays for that speeding.

Passage 2

Want to know more about global warming and how you can help prevent it? Doctor Herman Friedman, who is considered a leading expert on the subject, will speak at Grayson Hall next Friday. Friedman studied environmental science at three well-known universities around the world before becoming a professor in the subject. He has also traveled around the world observing environmental concerns. The gradual bleaching of the Grate Barrier Reef, which came into the public eye in 2002, in his latest interest. Signed copies of his colorful book, which was published just last month, will be on sale after his talk.

Answer the following questions:
1. Who is Doctor Friedman?
2. What is his first name?
3. Where is he speaking?
4. When?
5. Where has he studied?
A:
1. a leading expert on global warming
2. Herman
3. Grayson Hall
4. next Friday
5. three universities