Are you tired of the puzzles you usually do? Sudoku is a new choice．Sudoku consists of the Japanese characters Su(meaning “number”)and Doku(meaning “single”), but it was not invented in Japan．It was created by Howard Garnes in 1979．The puzzle was first introduced into Japan by Nikoli Puzzle Company in 1984．In 1986, Kaji Maki, the president of Nikoli made the rules strict and clear．Soon in the same year Sudoku became popular in Japan．In November 2004, TheTimes, a British newspaper, first printed it in the newspaper．It became an international hit in 2005．Now Sudoku becomes very popular all over the world．
The rule of the puzzle is to fill in the grids(格子)so that every row, every line and every 3×3 box has the numbers 1 to 9．Here is a Sudoku．Please relax and enjoy．It's fun!
根据以上杂志专栏内容，回答下列问题。
(1)
Who created Sudoku?
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A．
Howard Garnes．
B．
Sudoku．
C．
Kaji Maki．
D．
Nikoli．
(2)
Which is true about Kaji Maki according to the reading material?
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A．
He was the boss of Nissan Company．
B．
He helped to make Sudoku popular in Japan．
C．
He was the president of The Times．
D．
He is an American．
(3)
Which is NOT true about Sudoku?
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A．
Sudoku wasn't invented in Japan．
B．
It was The Times that first printed Sudoku in the newspaper．
The first ever trans-Atlantic telephone call was made from New York City to London in 1927．In keeping with this spirit, we'd like to tell you some of our other communication records：
Most spammed person(收到垃圾邮件最多的人)
Microsoft chairman William H．Gates Ⅲ(the U．S．A．)receives up to four million spams(垃圾邮件)each day．However, with the help of all the people who are working in Microsoft and anti-spam technology, only around ten spares reach his inbox per day．
Earliest email
In l971, Ray Tomlinson, an engineer at the computer company, and Newman in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the U．S．A．sent the first email．At first it was an experiment to see if he could get two computers to exchange(交换)a message．(It was Ray who decided to use the @ symbol to separate(分开)the others' name from their location．The first email message was“QWERTYUIOP”．put the @ sign into the first e-mail message
Largest LAN(局域网)party
The largest LAN(Local Area Network)party was made up of 8, 531 unusual computers and 9, 184 members in Sweden from 30 November to 2 December 2006．
Most telephone books torn(撕)in three minutes．
Tina Shelton tore 21 telephone books at last, each with l, 028 numbered pages in a time of three minutes in California, the U．S．A．on 9 February 2007．
(1)
When was the first trans-Atlantic telephone call from New York to London made?
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A．
In l927．
B．
In l928．
C．
In l971．
D．
In2006．
(2)
Who is the person that receives up to four million email spams(垃圾邮件)each day?
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A．
William H．Gates Ⅲ．
B．
Ray Tomlinson．
C．
Newman．
D．
Tina Shelton．
(3)
Ray who decided to use ________ to separate the others' name from their location．
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A．
exchange a message
B．
“QWERTYUIOP”
C．
the@symbol
D．
an experiment
(4)
How long did the largest LAN party last?
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A．
Two days．
B．
Three days．
C．
Four days．
D．
Two months．
(5)
How long did Tina Shelton tear most telephone books?
Last Friday, a Tibetan(藏族的)postman became the first woman postal worker to give a speech at the World Postal Meeting in Bern, the capital of Switzerland．She was Nima Lamu, a postwoman of Yunling Post office, Yunnan Province．
She said, “I had to cross the Lancang River along a steel wire．My younger brother nearly died in the river before．I felt so afraid when I was asked for the first time to cross the river．But when I reached the other side, I found that I was flying．”
Her area is locked in(封闭)two snowy mountains and three big rivers．She said, “：What worries me most is the snakes on the way．Sometimes, I throw little stones toward them and I often tell my self ‘Keep going'．”
Ten years ago, it took Nima five days to finish each week's mail．She had to face snowstorms, floods, snakes and loneliness on her 350-kilometer journey．Nima said, “The situation has developed a lot these years．Now we have a bridge that was built across the Lancang River in 2006．”
Nima never dreamed she would become famous one day when she first look up her job, 12 years ago．Changes have been seen in recent years as more tourists visit Nima's hometown．But one thing remains unchanged：she is still the carrier of the villagers' hopes and dreams．
(1)
Nima was invited to the meeting in Bern because she was ________．
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A．
the only Tibetan postman in China
B．
the first postwoman in the world
C．
doing a hard job as a postwoman
D．
making her village famous overnight
(2)
What happened to her brother according to Nima Lamu?
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A．
he once fell into the river．
B．
He was killed by a snake．
C．
He died when swimming in the river．
D．
He got hurt when building the bridge．
(3)
Which picture is TRUE about Nima's crossing the river ten years ago?
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A．
B．
C．
D．
(4)
What will Nima do if she finds a snake on the way?
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A．
Kill it with stones．
B．
Keep it off and go on．
C．
Throw it away and leave．
D．
turn around and run．
(5)
What is RTUE about Nima?
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A．
She is building a bridge across the Lancang River．
