It was the most boring kite in the world， always moving its tail up and down， shaking its ears， sitting down on the tops of houses， getting stuck in trees， falling down on ponds， or lying flat on the grass， and refusing to rise higher than a yard from the ground.
　　I have often sat and thought about that kite， and wondered who its father and mother were. Perhaps they were very poor people， just made of newspaper and little bits of common string knotted （打结） together and have to fly day and night for a living， and never able to give any time to their children or to bring them up properly. It was pretty， for it had a snow-white face， and pink and white ears； and， with these， no one， let alone （更不用说） a kite， could help being pretty. But though the kite was pretty， it was not good， and it did not boom； it came to a bad end， oh！ A terrible end indeed. It stuck itself on a roof one day， a common red roof with a broken chimney （烟囱） and three tiles（瓦片） missing. It stuck itself there， and it would not move； the children pushed and pulled and cried， but still it would not move. At last they got a ladder， and had nearly reached it when suddenly the kite started and flew away right away over the field， and over the far far woods， and it never came back again-never-never.
　　Dear， that is all. But I think sometimes that perhaps beyond the roaring sea the kite is flying still， on and on， farther and farther away， for ever and for ever.
　　閱读选择
　　1.Why did the writer say the kite’s parents were poor ？
　　A.Because they were just made of newspapers.
　　B.Because they were not pretty.
　　C. Because they always had to fly for a living.
　　2.Where was the kite one day？
　　A. It fell down on ponds.
　　B. It stuck itself on a roof.
　　C. It got stuck in trees.
　　3.What did the children use to reach the kite？
　　A. Some stones. B. Some tiles.
　　C. A ladder.
　　4. What does the writer think the possible result of the kite is？
　　A. It is flying still.
　　B. It will stick itself on a roof.
　　C. It will lie on the grass.