Question

Marco Polo,an Italian trader ,was the most famous European to visit China in ancient China.He traveled on the Silk Roads with his father and uncle,______China around 1275.

Polo had learned several Asian languages in his travels, and Kublai Khan（忽必烈）sent him to many Chinese cities on government missions,Polo______the Great Khan well for 17 years.In 1292,the Pols left China and made the long journey back to______.Later, during a war ,Polo was captured and______.In prison, he had time to tell the full story of his travels and_____ .To his listeners, he spoke of China's amazing cities,its______wealth,and the strange things he had seen there.Here is his ____of trade in Beijing：“More precious and costly goods are imported into Khan balik [Beijing]than into any other city in the world.All the______that come from India are brought here…”

A fellow prisoner gathered Polo's stories into a book.It was a great success in Europe,______most readers did not believe a word of it. They thought Polo's description was a collection of all tales. It was clear to Marco Polo,however,that the country he had visited was ______in the world.

1.A. arriving in B. hearing from C. returning to

2.A. served B. cared C. played

3.A. Germany B. Asia C. Italy

4.A. killed B. fooled C. imprisoned

5.A. advertisements B. adventures C. experiments

6.A. terrible B. fantastic C. common

7.A. postcard B. description C. decision

8.A. treasures B. clothes C. foods

9.A. and B. but C. so

10.A. the worst B. the poorest C. the greatest

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