Malt and Allie carried their design,waiting in the line to sign up（报名）for the High Flyer Competition. The _______ was long. Two teenagers stood in front of it. Malt was _______ to look at other kids' designs. " Their kites are a lot better than ours. Look! This kite looks like an airplane,and that one looks like a spaceship,but our kite is a boring diamond（菱形）！”

"_______ we give it a cool-looking tail？"Allie suggested. They _______ a little and worked together on their kite all the weekend. To make the kite look better,they _______ a tail with beads（珠子）and tiny mirrors.

On the day of the _______,they carried their kite to the starting place between the spaceship and the airplane. The _______ were simple. The kite that _______ the highest for the longest time won.

Round One began. Allie held the string（线）_______Matt ran down the field with the kite. He lifted it in the air. The kite ______________ and fell to the ground. Round One was over for them.

Matt ran back to Allie. "It's the ______________. The beads and mirrors are weighing it down. ” “But they're so pretty,”Allie said. “Do you want prettiness or do you want to win？"Matt asked. Alice ______________. Matt pulled off the beads and mirrors. He finished just in time for the start of Round Two.

As he ran with the kite,he could feel the ______________ picking it up. He let it go and ran back to help Alice. They ______________ the string as far as it would go,right past the spaceship and the airplane. Their kite flew the highest for the longest time.

“I guess looks don't mean a thing in kite flying,"Allie said.

“Yeah. " Matt said. “______________is best. "