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Children's Games in Ancient（古代的）China
Unlike the children nowadays，the children during ancient times didn't have smartphones，tablets or computers to enjoy themselves. 1. ______ Let's take a look.
Playing hide-and-seek
Hide-and-seek is a traditional game for children. Even nowadays，many children like playing it.
There are two ways to play. One way is covering a child's eyes while other kids run around to tease him. 2. ______
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. Each of them has special features. 3. ______
Kicking stone balls
During the Qing dynasty，kicking a stone ball around was a popular sport in the northern part of China，and it was often played in winter to keep warm.
4. ______
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 behind the screen，narrating stories accompanied by music.
Setting off firecrackers
Firecrackers have a history of more than 2，000 years. It is said that there was a beast（兽）named Nian in ancient China. 5. ______ After gunpowder was invented，it gradually replaced the bamboo joints. Firecrackers are still set off during the Spring Festival.
A. Watching shadow plays
B. For example，the swallow-shaped kite is a well-known Beijing style.
C. Watching shadow plays was a popular entertaining form in ancient times.
D. To scare off the beast，people burnt bamboo joints to make them explode(爆炸).
E. The other way is that one child must try to find those who're hiding themselves.
F. Instead，they came up with interesting games to play in their childhood.
G. People were all afraid of the beast.

答案： 1~5. FEBAD