Q: Kiss of Death is a romantic detective story whose basic theme focuses totally on dogs.

Whitney Marshall had just gone through a divorce, appearing practically penniless while her husband, a promising plastic surgeon, was left with the property and the debts, and his new wife. Whitney seeks help from her cousin, Miranda, who had lived with them as a child. Miranda is operating a dog walking business and lives in the caretaker's cottage of one of her employers, Calvin Hunter. Whitney's approach is timely as Miranda is getting married and leaving for a two- week honeymoon. She leaves her house and the dogs in Whitney's care.

Living next door is Adam Hunter; an expert of the Iraqi war who had suffered a battle injury. During his recovery, his uncle Calvin had asked Adam to his home in prefix = st1 /Greecetelling him that he was certain someone was likely to murder him.

His uncle Calvin recently died of an apparent heart attack and Adam has come to Calvin California home to straighten out his affairs and to further investigate the death. Adam is from the area, and was previously called up in the security business with his former police partner.

Immediately after Calvin's death, his home had been broken into and the only things stolen were his computer and related things. Adam has an accountant trying to sort out his uncle financial affairs. His uncle had become fascinated to a pet dog who had "taken Westminster by storm,"and had caught the dog show fever, spending his time judging and attending shows. To the surprise of all, however, there does not seem to be any money in his accounts.

Whitney and Adam meet when he catches her in the house. Whitney is merely dealing with Calvin's dog, one of her new responsibilities. They continue to meet as outside causes throw them together and romance starts.

Whitney's former husband Ryan tries to persuade her to sign a deal over to him that he claims he had not been properly taken care of in the divorce. She is hesitating, waiting to see a lawyer. Then, Whitney's dog is missing, kidnapped by Ryan's new wife's personal trainer; the caretaker's cottage is bombed; and most importantly, they find the man that Miranda was to marry had never heard of her, and she seems missing.

The plot seems to circle among all these people, heading nowhere until the end of the book when it picks up speed, and all is exposed. Kiss of Death will be unforgettable only to readers who enjoy learning mysterious facts about dogs.

Answer the following questions:
1. Who lilves next door to Whitney Marshall?
2. Who is his uncle?
3. What happened right after he died?
4. /what did Calvin die of?
5. What happened in his home after he died?
6. What was taken?
7. What was Whitney doing in Calvin's house?
8. Who is her former husband?
9. What had fascinated Calvin before he died?
10. What kind of fever did he get?
11. Was any money left in his accounts?
A: 1. Adam Hunter
2. Calvin
3. Adam has come to Calvin California
4. heart attack
5. his home had been broken into
6. computer and related things
7. dealing with Calvin's dog
8. Ryan
9. a pet dog
10. dog show fever
11. No
Q: John was in the third grade, and nine years old. Every day he had to walk home from school. There were some kids in his class who were mean to him, and during the winter they would throw snowballs at him. John could have told the teacher, but one of the kids was a very pretty girl. She was mean, but John liked her because she was pretty and did not want her to get in trouble.

One day, his teacher asked John to stay after class to wipe off the chalkboard and to empty the pencil sharpener. By the time he was done, the other kids had gone home. They could no longer throw snowballs at him. John did not mind helping out his teacher, and he soon stayed after class every day.

John was not very good at math, and sometimes his teacher would help him when he stayed after school. She said if John could help her out for at least two weeks, he could pass his math class. John thought it was a good deal, and ended up being much better at math.

Answer the following questions:
1. What did kids do to John?
2. Did he tell the teacher?
3. Did he like one of his bullies?
4. Why?
5. Did he take the bus?
A: 1. throw snowballs at him
2. No
3. Yes
4. because she was pretty
5. unknown
Q: CHICAGO ---Call it a reward, or just "bribery ".

Whichever it is, many parents today readily admit to buying off their children, who getgoodies for anything from behaving in a restaurant to sleeping all night in their own beds.

That's what worries parenting experts.

"I think that reward systems have a time and a place and work really well in certain situations," says Marcy Safyer, director of the Adelphi University Institute for Parenting.

"But what often gets lost for people is being able to figure out how to communicate to their kids that doing the thing is rewarding enough," Safyer says.

Parents and experts alike agree that thedynamic is partly a reflection of the world we live in. It's unrealistic to think a parent wouldn't reward their children with material things sometimes, says Robin Lanzi, a clinical psychologist and mother of four who's the research director at the Center on Health and Education at Georgetown University.

"But you want to make sure that they match the behavior, so it's not something huge for something small," Lanzi says.

She recalls hearing about a father who offered his child a Nintendo Wii game system for scoring a couple goals in a soccer game.

Elizabeth Powell, a mother of two young daughters in Austin, Texas, knows what she means.

"You want to raise them in a way that they're respectful and appreciate things," Powell says of her children. "But sometimes, you wonder now if kids appreciate even a new pair of shoes. "

Answer the following questions:
1. What did a dad offer his kid for scoring some goals?
2. What game was the kid playing?
3. How many kids does Elizabeth Powell have?
4. Are they both boys?
5. Are they young or old?
6. Will they die in some traumatic event?
7. Where does Elizabeth live?
8. What's Robin Lanzi do for a living?
9. How many kids does she have?
10. Where does she work?
11. What's her official title there?
12. Who thinks that a reward system has a time and a place?
13. Does she think it works really well in some circumstances?
14. Where does she work?
15. What's her title?
16. Does Powell think kids should be respectful?
17. Does Powell also want to raise kids to appreciate things, in addition to being respectful?
18. What's an example of something she thinks kids should appreciate getting?
19. Do experts think it's worrisome to reward kids for sleeping all night in their own beds?
20. What about for behaving in a restaurant?
A:
1. Nintendo Wii game system
2. soccor
3. Two
4. no
5. young
6. unknown
7. Austin, Texas
8. clinical psychologist
9. Four
10. Georgetown University.
11. research director
12. Marcy Safyer
13. yes
14. Adelphi University Institute for Parenting.
15. director
16. unknown
17. yes
18. a new pair of shoes. "
19. yes
20. yes