input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. Do you ever run out of great books to read? So what should I read next? Is fast-paced crime fiction your thing?

Try the new Patricia Cornwell book,

(Putnam). She is such an able writer and handles complex forensic intelligence with ease. You need to be prepared, though, for the world you're entering--

, let's say.

If peace is more your thing, try Mary Pipher's wonderful new book,

Chronicles of the Worst Buddhist in the World (Riverhead). Mary is a lovely, comfortable writer who takes the reader through her personal awakening after reputation and fortune came her way. Even if you've never experienced life as a bestselling writer (as she has done, in her book years back,

), you'll totally understand and sympathize with her renewed need for privacy, distance and quiet.

What if you want a straightforward, totally thrilling read with vivid characters, set about World War II? You cannot go wrong with Jim Lehrer's new novel,

(Random House), about a young Marine whose life is changed forever when he meets a woman on his way to war. His relationship with her lasts him through danger and hardship, and there's an impressive ending. See our interview with the productive novelist/newsman in the current issue of Reader's Digest (March, on stands now), by the way, for insight into the very talented Mr. Lehrer and what interests him.

Well, what about something wickedly funny and totally offbeat? Does the name Carrie Fisher do anything for you? Try her vivid and new life in Hollywood and elsewhere,

(Simon & Schuster). Be prepared for humor as sharp as knives. 1. how many different books are described?
2. is Carrie Fishers book funny?
3. if you are into crime which book should you read?
4. who published that one?
5. whose book should you read if you want a thriller?
6. who published that one?
7. who published carrie fisher's work?
8. what is highlighted as a peaceful book?
9. by who?
10. how do you think you would feel reading it?
11. is she a private person?
12. is it likely you would be sympathetic?
13. who published that work?
14. what should you read if you want action?
numbered_answers: 1. Four
2. Yes
3. Patricia Cornwell
4. Putnam
5. Jim Lehrer's
6. Random House
7. Simon & Schuster
8. Chronicles of the Worst Buddhist in the World
9. Mary Pipher
10. unknown
11. Yes
12. Yes
13. Riverhead
14. unknown

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. Everyone has his own birthday. People in different countries celebrate their birthdays in different ways. Now here are four people from different countries. They will tell us how they celebrate their birthdays in their countries. Sandy comes from Madrid . She says happily, "My 21st birthday is on Saturday, and I'm going to go out with some friends. To wish me a happy birthday, they are going to pull on my ear 21 times, once for each year. It's an old custom. Some people pull on the ear just once, but my friends are very traditional." Mr. and Mrs. Sato are from Tokyo. Mr. Sato is going to be 60 tomorrow. In Japan, the sixtieth birthday is called Kanreki --it's the beginning of a new life. The color red is for a new life, so we always give something red for a sixtieth birthday. Liu Mei from Beijing feels very excited and tells us, "Tomorrow is my 16th birthday. It's a special birthday, so we're going to have a family party. Maybe I will get some lucky money from my relatives . My mother is going to cook noodles for a long life." Phillip, from Paris, smiles to us, "I'm going to be thirty next week, so I'm going to invite three very good friends out for dinner. In France, when you have a birthday, you often invite people out." How do you usually celebrate your birthday? 1. Who is from Madrid?
2. How old is she going to be?
3. When will she turn 21?
4. Who will she celebrate with?
5. What will they do?
6. Do they have any other unique ways to mark the birthday?
7. Are there any people in the story younger than Sandy?
8. Who?
9. When is her birthday?
10. How old is she now?
11. What will she do tomorrow?
12. With who?
13. Will there be food?
14. What kind?
15. Who will make them?
16. Is there anyone in the story from France?
17. Who?
18. What city is he from?
19. How old is he now?
20. When is his birthday?
numbered_answers: 1. Sandy
2. 21
3. on Saturday
4. some friends
5. go out
6. they will pull on her ear 21 times
7. yes
8. Liu Mei
9. Tomorrow
10. 15
11. have a party
12. family
13. yes
14. noodles
15. her mother
16. yes
17. Phillip
18. Paris
19. 29
20. next week

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. Perugia, Italy (CNN) -- A lawyer for Amanda Knox said Thursday the only option for the jury considering her murder appeal in Italy is to clear her of guilt.

Knox's lawyers gave their final arguments in Perugia Thursday in an effort to counter prosecutors' portrayal of her as a cunning "femme fatale."

Lawyer Carlo Dalla Vedova told the jury 'that the only possible decision to take is that of absolving Amanda Knox," as he wrapped up his closing argument.

He said the court had already seen "there is not trace of Amanda Knox in the room where murder took place."

Knox and her former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito are fighting to overturn their 2009 convictions for the murder of Meredith Kercher, Knox's British housemate who was found with her throat slashed two years earlier.

The judge said there will be no ruling in the case until after defendant statements on Monday.

The second of Knox's lawyers to speak, Luciano Ghirga, said Knox was "very afraid but her heart is full of hope and she hopes to return to freedom."

Her "image was massacred" by the media and the attacks on her character started before the trial, he said, adding that he considered her as a daughter.

Concluding an emotional appearance, he appealed to the jury to put themselves in the shoes of Knox's family -- a counterpoise to the words of appeals court prosecutor Giancarlo Costagliola, who asked the jury to put themselves in the shoes of Kercher's family at the start of the closing arguments a week ago. 1. What was Amanda Knox accused of?
2. Who did she kill?
3. Did she know her?
4. How?
5. Was she said to have acted alone?
6. Who helped her?
7. Were they found guilty?
8. When?
9. What year was they murder?
10. Why was she in court Thursday?
11. Does she have a lawyer?
12. More than one?
13. Who are they?
14. What were they giving to the jury?
15. Do they care about her?
16. Where was the appeal happening?
17. Who is the prosecutor?
18. Who did the prosecutor ask the jury to consider?
19. Who did Ghirga ask them to consider?
20. How long did closing arguments take?
numbered_answers:
1. murder
2. Meredith Kercher
3. yes
4. they were housemates
5. no
6. Raffaele Sollecito
7. yes
8. 2009
9. 2007
10. for an appeal
11. yes
12. yes
13. Carlo Dalla Vedova and Luciano Ghirga
14. closing arguments
15. yes
16. Italy
17. Giancarlo Costagliola
18. Kercher's family
19. Knox's family
20. a week ago