How would you like to build a time machine？ Paper， sticks， glue and string are all you need．Put them together to build a kite． A kite connects you to the past．

   No one knows who flew the first kite． It was probably someone in China or perhaps Indonesia．Indonesian fishermen hung fishhooks on kites and sent them out to sea to catch fish． Starting 2.000 years ago， Chinese farmers flew kites to welcome the New Year and bring good luck to Earth．

   In China， people also used kites during wartime． One Chinese story tells how soldiers put，noise makers on kites and flew them at night over the enemy camp． The enemies were frightened by the noise and ran away．

   About 1300 years ago，Chinese taveles took kites to Japan．Soon kites flew in the skies there．Kites reached Tailad about 700 years ago． During foods， Thai farmers flew kites over the fields．They hoped the kites would drive away the clouds and stop the rain．Over time，kites flew their way out of Asia． Today，kites are a passionall over the world． Kite fans meet at festivals in many parts of the world and have great fun．

   Over the years， Kites have also belped people understand the natural world．In 1749， for example，thermometers were tied to kites to measure temperatures． In 1906， cameras hanging from kites took pictures of San Francisco， California afer an cearthquake． The photos helped people plan what to do．

   Kites also helped inventors find out how to make airplanes．The Wright brothers studied how kites flew， which helped them make the first sucessful airplane．

   Since the ancient Chinese first set their kites into the air， people have loved flying kites． Kites give us ways to celebrate， reclax and explore． So go fly a kite! Enjoy the feeling of wonder that kite flyers have felt for centuries．

（1）According to the passage， in which countries were kites used to make good wishes？ 　　

A．	China and Japan．
B．	China and Thailand．
C．	Japan and lndonesia．
D．	Thailand and Indonesia．

（2）According to the Chinese story， the army used kites to 　　．

A．	make the enemies leave in fear
B．	celebrate victories during wartime
C．	stop the enemies from sleeping well
D．	carry soldiers to fight against the enemies

（3）The underined word "passion" in Paragraph 4 means 　　．

A．	strong love
B．	useful machine
C．	happy dream
D．	common treasure

（4）How does the writer develop Paragrapb 5？ 　　

A．	By tlling stories．
B．	By listing numbers．
C．	By comparing facts．
D．	By giving examples．

（5）What's the purpose of this passage？ 　　

A．	To show people how to fly kites．
B．	To explain bow kites are used in science．
C．	To introduce the roles of kites in history．
D．	To discuss the difference among kites worldwide．