Demon老师首字母秘诀分享【六】：综合训练（一）(3)

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        It is difficult to imagine what the world was like in 1254. Europe was living in an age that we call the Medieval Period (中世纪). It was a time of many wars.
          It was in that time that Marco Polo was born in Venice, Italy. Life in Venice was d_____1_____ from life in most of Europe. Venice was a city of beautiful buildings and water canals. Many businessmen did business in Venice. Marco Polo’s father and uncle were businessmen. They had traveled to a far-off country called Cathay. (Cathay is now called China.) There they had friends with the great ruler, Kublai Khan(忽必烈). He i_____2_____ them to return to Cathay.
        When Marco Polo was seventeen years old, he began a journey to China with his father and uncle. They sailed the Indian Ocean and crossed the desert and mountains of Asia on camels. The journey to China took three years.
Kublai Khan greeted the Polos and sent them lots of gifts. He was especially impressed with Marco, who could speak four l_____3_____ including Chinese and others.
          Khan sent Marco on many trips t_____4_____ China. On these trips, Marco saw many amazing things that he had never seen in Europe, such as coal used as fuel, paper money i_____5_____of coins, and papermaking and printing processes. Marco made many notes about life in China. After almost twenty years in China, the Polos began their journey home to Italy. Kublai Khan gave them many gifts of ivory, silk, jewels, and jade.
        When they returned to Venice, they found their city at war. Marco Polo was put in prison. He spent his time w_____6_____a book about his years in China. The book is called Descriptions of the World. It became the most p_____7_____ book in Europe. Because of the book, many people in Europe learned about life in China.

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