The first full-scale Poseidon system will be officially opened next week at a pool in High Wycombe. Buckinghamshire. One man who is impressed with the idea is Travor Baylis, inventor of the clockwork radio. Baylis runs a company that installs swimming poolsand he was once an underwater escapologist with a circus. I say full marks to them if this works and can save lives, he says. But he adds that any local authority spending ￡30,000-plus on a Poseidon system ought to be investing similar amounts in teaching children to swim.

　　1. AI means the same as

　　A. an image.

　　B. an idea.

　　C. anyone in the water.

　　D. artificial intelligence.

　　2. What is required of AI software to save a life?

　　A. It must be able to swim.

　　B. It must keep walking round the pool.

　　C. It can distinguish between a swimmer and a shadow.

　　D. It can save a life within a few months.

　　3. How does Poseidon save a life?

　　A. He plunges into the pool.

　　B. It alerts the lifeguard.

　　C. He cries for help.

　　D. It rushes to the pool.

　　4. Which of the following statements about Trevor baylis is NOT true?

　　A. He runs.

　　B. He invented the clockwork radio.

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