阅读下面四段材料，根据材料内容和问题，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

FUN TIME

　　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, The Times, 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。

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　If you plan to take your pet on a trip, prepare ahead of time．At least two weeks before you leave, take your pet to a vet．See if he or she is tit for travel and ask if he or she should have any medicine before leaving．The vet may suggest certain pills for sickness or for calming the pet．

　　Some states or foreign countries have health laws that say animals must have certain injections(注射)before they can be allowed to enter．Your vet may have this information．You can also get help on the United States and Canadian laws from a book published by the Department of Agriculture which some libraries have．For information on foreign countries, check with their consulates(领事馆)．You can also ask the airlines on which you are travelling．

　　Find out if the places where you plan to stay allow pets because many do not．

　　If you are going by plane or train, ask if pets are allowed．If they are, ask where they will be kept and who will care for them．The big bus lines in this country do not allow pets．

　　Choose your pet's box carefully．Plastic boxes are better than cardboard or wooden ones because they can' be chewed(嚼碎)．

　　If going by plane or train during warm weather, try to go in the cooler early morning or evening hours．Also try to avoid(避免)very cold winter weather because pets often suffer from cold．Even in your own car, be careful．Do not leave the animal inside with the windows closed because the car may become too hot or too cold．

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　　Computers are good tools(工具)．The Internet is also good．But some people spend too much time online．They can't stop．Doctors say this is a new sickness．They call this sickness Internet Addiction Disorder(互联网成瘾症)(IAD)．

　　People with IAD are online a lot．They spend hours chatting to their friends or playing online games．Many people with IAD spend more time on the Internet than with family or friends．Some people with IAD even quit(辞掉)their jobs!

　　Do you have IAD? Think about these questions：How many hours a day are you online? Is it a lot or a little? When you are not online, are you thinking about playing a computer game or checking your messages? When you are online, do you forget the time? Do you get angry when you can't play a game?

　　If you have IAD, what can you do? Dr．Ivan Goldberg and Dr．Kimberly S．Young have some ideas．First, ask yourself “Why am I online a lot? ” Then try to take a break．For example, use the computer or play games twice a week, not every day．In this way, you can have a good social life with other friends．

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　　Tony Wheeler was born to travel．His father worked for an airline．For the first 16 years of his life, Wheeler and his family lived in many different countries．

　　In the early 1970s, Wheeler met a young woman named Maureen．They soon married．Before getting jobs, Tony and Maureen wanted to travel．They took a year-long trip from London, through Asia, to Australia．On the trip, they visited places like India, Iran, and Afghanistan．

　　When Tony and Maureen arrived in Australia, people asked many questions about their trip．To answer these questions, Wheeler wrote a guidebook called Across Asia on the Cheap．The book told people about different countries' weather, customs(风俗), and places to see．But unlike travel guides in the 1970s, Wheeler's book also talked about places most tourists did not go．He also wrote about unusual things to see and do．The book was very popular．

　　Wheeler and Maureen started a company called Lonely Planet．They continued travelling．They wrote guidebooks for each place they visited．Today, 400 people work for Lonely Planet．The company has over 650 guidebooks．Wheeler still writes about travel “hot spots”(for example, Cambodia in Asia and Croatia in Europe)．For more information, read the books!

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　　According to one story the idea for making the first teddy bear came from a newspaper cartoon drawn in 1904．This cartoon showed President Teddy Roosevelt on a hunting trip refusing to shoot(射杀)a young bear．The young bear became a symbol for Teddy Roosevelt．

　　Morris Michtom owned a small candy and toy store in New York City．He and his wife made many of the toys they sold．When he saw the cartoon, he had a wonderful idea．He decided to make a toy bear with eyes and legs and arms that moved．The bear was put in the store window next to a copy of the cartoon．Mr．Michtom called it “Teddy's Bear”．

　　Many of these bears were sold．The bears became so popular that Mr．Michtom thought he might need President Roosevelt' permission to use his name．He wrote to the president and sent him a “Teddy Bear”．The president answered, saying that Mr．Michtom could use his name．

　　Mr．Michtom borrowed money so that he could make thousands of toy bears．His company became the Ideal Toy Corporation．Today this is one of the biggest toy companies in the United States．

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Hi Hongbo,

　　I'm so glad to read about the changes talking place in your city．It's really good news that you can travel by subway in Xi'an, though there's only one line there．Here in London we have twelve lines．By the way, we don't use the word “subway” here．It's American English．We call it “the Underground”, instead．

　　The London Underground is very famous．It's famous for several reasons．First of all, part of the underground railway today is the oldest in the world, which opened in 1863．Secondly, the London Underground is also the first line to have electric trains, in 1890．Thirdly but not the last, the London Underground is the second largest metro system in the world, after the Shanghai Metro．There are 270 stations in the Underground and it has 402 kilometres of tracks(轨道)．What's more, the city of London itself helps make the transportation system famous! I've got a few photos to help you build a clear picture of the Underground in my city．They are together with this mail．

　　In your email, you also said workers were building more lines．I'm sure your city is developing fast．Maybe you can send me a few photos of your city today．I really want to see the changes taking place there．I'm happy for you to live there in an ancient city with such a new look!

　　So much for now．I'll write soon again．Best wishes!

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　　There is a special kind of hotel in Quebec, Canada．It has a bar, a church, a shop and a small theater．These things are not unusual．But this hotel is only open from January till March every year．Why? Because it is made of ice and snow! When the weather gets warm, the hotel melts(融化)and closes．Every winter, the hotel owners build the hotel again．

　　Everything in the Ice Hotel is made of ice and snow．All the furniture, such as the tables and chairs, is made of ice．Even the beds are made of ice! So people use special sleeping bags on the ice beds．Inside the ice hotel, the temperature is about 27°F(－3℃)

　　When people sleep, the sleeping bags keep them warm．In the morning, they can have a hot breakfast．After breakfast, people can enjoy winter activities．They can go skiing or ice fishing．Or they can go skating in the dining room．At the end of the day, people can relax at the bar．They can have drinks in glasses made of ice．

　　Many people enjoy the Ice Hotel every year．But they can only enjoy it for a short time before it melts again．

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　　You may know the song Happy Birthday very well．But do you know about its writer? It was written by an American girl．And she became very rich after that．

　　When she was a child, she was poor．Once, she was invited to her friend's birthday party．She was pleased but sad because she didn't have enough money to buy a gift for her．

　　“The party is coming soon, but now I have little money．” Tears ran down her face．

　　Later that night she was in bed, thinking about the gift when the door opened and her grandma came in．“ What happened?” her grandma asked．Hearing the girl's story, she said, “Don't worry．I think I can help you．How about singing a song together? Happy birthday to …”What a beautiful song! They sang and sang．Suddenly she woke up．It was a dream! She decided to write it down at once and sing it to her friends at the party．

　　When she sang the song at the party the next day, her friends were very happy．“How wonderfully you sing! We haven't heard such a beautiful song before．Thank you for giving me the special gift．” said her friend．And they learnt to sing it together．Later the girl became well-known in America．

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