During ancient times， children didn't have smart phone， iPad or computer to entertain them． Instead， they came up with interesting games to play in their childhood． Let's take a look．Stone balls During the Qing Dynasty （1644-1911）， kicking a stone ball around was a popular sport in the northern part of China， and it was often played in the winter to keep warm． Stones were carved into small balls and kicked along with feet．In 1999， the sport was included in the competition item in the 6th National Ethnic Group Traditional Sports Meeting held in Beijing．Flying kites Kites have quite a long history． The earliest kites were made of wood， instead of paper． Nowadays， the three most famous kites are the Beijing kite， Tianjin kite and Weifang kite， which each has distinctive features． The swallow-shaped kite is a well-known Beijing style．Hide-and-seek Hide-and-seek is a traditional game for children， popular around the nation． There are two ways to play： covering a child's eyes while other kids run around to tease him or， more commonly， participants hide and one child must try to find them．Watching shadow plays The closest thing to watching a film or television for entertainment during ancient times was going to see a shadow play． Folk artists manipulate puppets （操纵木偶） behind the screen， narrating stories and accompanied by music． During the Qing Dynasty， shadow play art reached its peak， and was staged for each major occasion．Firecrackers Firecrackers have a history of more than 2，000 years． It is said that there was a beast named Nian in ancient China， and to scare off the beast， people burnt bamboo joints to make it blast （爆炸）． After gunpowder was invented， it gradually replaced the bamboo joint cracker． Crackers are still set off during the Spring Festival to symbolize luck and fortune．（1）What is the best title for the text？ ____ A． Children's games in ancient ChinaB． Great inventions of ancient ChinaC． Advanced technologies of modern timesD． Great wisdom of ancient Chinese people（2）What is true about the game "Stone balls" according to the text？ ____ A． It was very popular in all the areas at that time．B． Children could play it with their hands．C． It was played not just for fun．D． It has died out in modern times．（3）Which of the following words can best replace the underlined word "narrating"？ ____ A． writingB． recordingC． tellingD． singing（4）Which game still has a great influence on the traditional Chinese holidays？ ____ A． Flying kitesB． Hide-and-seekC． FirecrackersD． Watching shadow plays

During ancient times， children didn't have smart phone， iPad or computer to entertain them． Instead， they came up with interesting games to play in their childhood． Let's take a look．
Stone balls
    During the Qing Dynasty （1644-1911）， kicking a stone ball around was a popular sport in the northern part of China， and it was often played in the winter to keep warm． Stones were carved into small balls and kicked along with feet．
In 1999， the sport was included in the competition item in the 6th National Ethnic Group Traditional Sports Meeting held in Beijing．
Flying kites
    Kites have quite a long history． The earliest kites were made of wood， instead of paper． Nowadays， the three most famous kites are the Beijing kite， Tianjin kite and Weifang kite， which each has distinctive features． The swallow-shaped kite is a well-known Beijing style．
Hide-and-seek
    Hide-and-seek is a traditional game for children， popular around the nation． There are two ways to play： covering a child's eyes while other kids run around to tease him or， more commonly， participants hide and one child must try to find them．
Watching shadow plays
    The closest thing to watching a film or television for entertainment during ancient times was going to see a shadow play． Folk artists manipulate puppets （操纵木偶） behind the screen， narrating stories and accompanied by music． During the Qing Dynasty， shadow play art reached its peak， and was staged for each major occasion．
Firecrackers
    Firecrackers have a history of more than 2，000 years． It is said that there was a beast named Nian in ancient China， and to scare off the beast， people burnt bamboo joints to make it blast （爆炸）． After gunpowder was invented， it gradually replaced the bamboo joint cracker． Crackers are still set off during the Spring Festival to symbolize luck and fortune．
（1）What is the best title for the text？ ____
A． Children's games in ancient China
B． Great inventions of ancient China
C． Advanced technologies of modern times
D． Great wisdom of ancient Chinese people
（2）What is true about the game "Stone balls" according to the text？ ____
A． It was very popular in all the areas at that time．
B． Children could play it with their hands．
C． It was played not just for fun．
D． It has died out in modern times．
（3）Which of the following words can best replace the underlined word "narrating"？ ____
A． writing
B． recording
C． telling
D． singing
（4）Which game still has a great influence on the traditional Chinese holidays？ ____
A． Flying kites
B． Hide-and-seek
C． Firecrackers
D． Watching shadow plays