KITE FESTIVALS IN CHINA

In many places in the world, the weather is lovely in the spring. The days are dry and warm. This is the perfect weather to fly* a kite. In some countries, there are kite festivals in the spring. Some of the largest kite festivals are in China.(lines 1–5)
People in China made the first kites thousands of years ago. Those kites were small and looked like* birds. Today, the kites in China are very large, and many of them have interesting shapes. For example, some of them look like animals or buildings. At the kite festivals, the most beautiful and the most unusual kites win prizes.(lines 6–10)
Last year, 100,000 people went to an international kite festival in China. They came from 60 different countries. Bob Grant was one of these visitors. He traveled to China with a group of friends.(lines 11–13)
"This festival was wonderful," said Bob. "There were hundreds of kites in the sky. It was amazing to see that. I bought a beautiful kite while I was there. I hope to fly it next year at another kite festival in China."(lines 14–16)