The reason _____ she explained seemed reasonable.

  A. why             B. that             C. what           D. if

Taiwan is part of China, _______ is known to all the world.

  A. what             B. as             C. that            D. such

I don’t know where are my glasses, _______ I can’t read anything.

  A. with which        B. by which       C. without which    D. in which

--Sorry to have interrupted you, please go on.

--Where was I?

--You ______ you didn’t like your father’s job.

  A. had said                             B. said           

  C. were saying                        D. had been saying

He set out soon after dark ______ home an hour later.

A. arriving          B. to arrive        C. having arrived    D. and arrived

It was autumn _____ his wife returned from Spain.

A. since             B. when           C. before         D. that

It was autumn _____ his wife returned from Spain.

A. since             B. when           C. before         D. that

--I think you should phone Jeanne and say sorry to her.

--__________ . It was her fault.

  A. No way          B. Not possible     C. No chance       D. Not at all.

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Marco Polo was an ______ explorer who traveled through many parts of Asia. He was born in Venice, Italy in 1254. His father, Nicolo Polo was a _____ merchant. He often ______ long periods at sea away from Marco. One day Nicolo ______ to bring Marco on a trip to ______. The ship ______ at ports in America, Russia, Persia and Macedonia and it ______ 6 years to get to China. Marco was greatly surprised at Chinese ______ and skills such as using ______ for heating, paper money, noodle-making and many other things.

_______, when they returned to Venice many years later, Genoa and Venice were at ______. Marco joined the Venetian troops and was caught by Genoa’s forces.______ in prison, Marco entertained _______ by telling them of his _______. One prisoner liked them _____ much that he wrote a book about Marco’s travels ______ The Description of the World. This book became _______ after Marco’s death. The book influenced Christopher Columbus, ______ tried to find a different ______ route between Asia and ______. The book also informed people about the world beyond Europe’s borders.         

We can make shoes from the s_____ of animals.