People have flown kites in Japan for more than a thousand years．There are many different kinds of kites．Some look like bats，others look like birds．Most have pictures on them．

There are many interesting stories about kites in Japan．One story is about a thief．He wanted to steal the gold from the top of a high tower．

The thief and his friends made a large kite．One dark windy night，he caught hold of the kite．His friends raised it into the air．They moved the kite near the top of the tower．Then the thief was able to steal the gold．Another story is about a father and a son．They were in trouble on an island near Japan．The father made a large kite．His son flew back to Japan with the help of the kite．

The young men of Japan have kite matches．When the kites are．flying，the match starts．The young men try to break each other's kite strings．The last kite left in the sky is the winner．

1．The article mainly tells us _________．

A．how to fly kites     B．kites in Japan        C．a thief and a father

2．Most kites in Japan _________．

A．are very large       B．look like birds        C．have pictures on them

3．In the article，the underlined word “steal” means “_________”．

A．take others' things unlawfully（不正当地）

B．borrow something from others                            C．lend something to others

4．The father made a large kite to help his son to _________．

A．steal gold．                                              B．fly above the island

C．return to their country

5．In the kite match，the young men try to _________．

A． make their kites fly high

B． draw beautiful pictures on their kites

C．break the lines of each other’s kites