Q: Political corruption is the use of powers by government officials for illegitimate private gain. An illegal act by an officeholder constitutes political corruption only if the act is directly related to their official duties, is done under color of law or involves trading in influence.

Forms of corruption vary, but include bribery, extortion, cronyism, nepotism, gombeenism, parochialism patronage, influence peddling, graft, and embezzlement. Corruption may facilitate criminal enterprise such as drug trafficking, money laundering, and human trafficking, though is not restricted to these activities. Misuse of government power for other purposes, such as repression of political opponents and general police brutality, is also considered political corruption.

The activities that constitute illegal corruption differ depending on the country or jurisdiction. For instance, some political funding practices that are legal in one place may be illegal in another. In some cases, government officials have broad or ill-defined powers, which make it difficult to distinguish between legal and illegal actions. Worldwide, bribery alone is estimated to involve over 1 trillion US dollars annually. A state of unrestrained political corruption is known as a kleptocracy, literally meaning "rule by thieves".

Answer the following questions:
1. Is the article about something positive?
2. How many types of corruption are mentioned?
3. What illegal actions could corruption help?
4. Do those have to be involved for it to be corruption?
5. Is it defined precisely the same way everywhere?
6. When can it be hard to tell if something is corruption?
7. Much much money is moved this way, around the world?
8. How often?
9. What term means the people in power can steal?
10. If cops act too aggressively, can that be called corruption?
11. What kind?
12. What is something that may be allowed in some areas but not in others according to the article?
13. What does the article mention about corruption in terms of government enemies?
14. If a politican does something corrupt in their personal life, is that political corruption?
15. What kind of people can be involved in political corruption?
16. What do they do it for?
17. Exchange of what would be called corruption?
18. Is bribery common worldwide?
19. What is the most popular form of corruption?
20. Is all corruption the same?
A: 1. No
2. Nine
3. drug trafficking, money laundering, and human trafficking
4. No
5. No
6. When government officials have broad or ill-defined powers
7. 1 trillion US dollars
8. annually
9. kleptocracy
10. Yes
11. political corruption
12. some political funding practices
13. repression of political opponents is political corruption
14. No
15. government officials
16. for private gain
17. influence
18. Yes
19. unknown
20. No
Q: (CNN) -- Reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel started his 2011 Formula One defense in emphatic style on Sunday, leading the season-opening Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne from start to finish.

McLaren's 2008 world champion Lewis Hamilton did well to finish second after damaging his car on the first corner while Lotus Renault's Russian driver Vitaly Petrov achieved his first podium finish.

The 23-year-old German notched up his 11th win in his 63rd Formula 1 race.

Fernando Alonso finished fourth for Ferrari, with Mark Webber in his Red Bull in fifth place. Jenson Button came sixth in his McLaren.

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner said after the race his team did not use its KERS power-boost system because of technical issues, underlining the scale of Vettel's victory.

Following his triumph, Vettel said: "It was a good race. In the end things calmed down, Lewis didn't push, but it was not an easy race.

"The start was crucial, I was on the clean side, but didn't know if it was enough until we got through the first corner.

"With Lewis dropping off later in the race, there was no pressure, so I was able to control it."

Assessing the season ahead, Vettel added: "It's a long season, so we have to keep on doing what we are doing now, enjoying, but working hard."

Hamilton was satisfied with his runner-up spot, saying: "We can take this and be very proud of ourselves. A week or two ago we weren't expecting to be in the top five, so to come to second is a great achievement."

Answer the following questions:
1. How old is the German?
2. The start was what?
3. Who was satisfied
4. In the end what?
5. Who lead the season
6. Who dropped of?
7. Who was champ in 2008?
8. Where did the season open?
9. What type of race?
10. Who was Red Bull boss?
A: 1. 23
2. crucial,
3. Hamilton
4. unknown
5. Sebastian Vettel
6. Lewis
7. Lewis Hamilton
8. Melbourne
9. Grand Prix i
10. Christian Horner
Q: Mark and his brother Jason both were looking at the shining new computer enviously. Jason was determined not to go against their father's wishes but Mark was more adventurous than his brother. He loved experimenting and his aim was to become a scientist like his father.

"Dad will be really mad if he finds out you've been playing with his new computer." Jason said, "He told us not to touch it."

"He won't find out." Mark said, "I'll just have a quick look and shut it down."

Mark had been scolded before for touching his father's equipment. But his curiosity was difficult to control and this new computer really puzzled him.

It was a strange-looking machine -one his dad had brought home from the laboratory where he worked. "It's an experimental model," his father had explained, "so don't touch it under any circumstances." But his warning only served to make Mark more curious. Without any further thought, Mark turned on the power switch. The computer burst into life and seconds later, the screen turned into color1s, shifting and changing and then two big white words appeared in the center of the screen: "SPACE TRANSPORTER."

"Yes!" Mark cried excitedly, "It's a computer game. I knew it! Dad's only been pretending to work. He's really been playing games instead." A new message appeared on the screen:

ENTER NAMES

VOYAGER 1: ... VOYAGER 2: ...

Mark's fingers flew across the keyboard as he typed in both of their names.

INPUT ACCEPTED. START TRANSPORT PROGRAM. AUTO-RETRIEVE INITIATED

The screen turned even brighter and a noise suddenly rose in volume.

"I think we'd better shut it off, Mark," Jason yelled, reaching for the power switch. He was really frightened.

But his hand never reached the switch. A single beam of dazzling white light burst out of the computer screen, wrapping the boys in its glow , until they themselves seemed to be glowing. Then it died down just as suddenly as it had burst into life. And the boys were no longer there. On the screen, the letters changed.

TRANSPORT SUCCESSFUL. DESTINATION: MARS. RETRIEVE DATE: 2025.

Answer the following questions:
1. Who was going to be upset about something?
2. About what?
3. Did Jason encourage Mark to play with it?
4. What did he tell his brother?
5. Had Mark ever disobeyed before?
6. So why was he doing so again?
7. Did Dad buy the Computer at Best Buy?
8. Where did he get it?
9. What was on the screen when he turned it on?
10. Did the computer ask for any information?
11. What did it request?
12. Did Jason think it was a game?
13. Who did?
14. Did anything happen when the names were entered?
15. Did the room grow dark and quiet?
16. Was it loud?
17. Did this scare anyone?
18. Who?
19. What did he want to do?
20. WAs he able to do that?
A:
1. Dad
2. About the children playing with the computer
3. No
4. His dad told them not to touch it
5. Yes
6. His curiosity was difficult to control
7. No
8. From the laboratory where he worked
9. The words "SPACE TRANSPORTER."
10. Yes
11. Enter Names
12. No
13. Mark
14. A message of "INPUT ACCEPTED. START TRANSPORT PROGRAM. AUTO-RETRIEVE INITIATED" came on screen
15. No
16. Yes
17. Yes
18. Jason
19. To shut it off
20. No