11. Marco Polo was a very famous ________ (travel).

12. He described Hangzhou as “the ________ (fine) city in the world”.

13. They were __________ at the __________ news. (amaze)

14. The stories gave many ________ (Europe) their first look at the life and culture of the people in Asia.

15. We have many interesting activities ________ (include) sports, music and handwriting.

16. Because of your help, I made such great progress.

________ ________ your help, I made such great progress.

17. Polo finally returned to Venice.

Polo ________ ________ Venice ________ ________.

18. The boy went to bed after his mother came back.

The boy ________ go to bed ________ his mother came back.

19. He started on a journey to Asia with his father and uncle.

He ________ ________ on a journey to Asia with his father and uncle.

21. One of the best ways for people to keep fit is to ________ good eating habits.

22. Farmers have become ________ in our hometown in recent years.

24. He loved Hangzhou ________ much ________ he described it as “the finest city in the world”.

25. This man wrote the stories down in a book ________ The Travels of Marco Polo.

26. 他很喜欢杭州，所以将它描述为“世界上最美丽的城市”。

He loved Hangzhou so much that he ________ it ________ “the finest city in the world”.

29. 这些故事给欧洲人留下了关于亚洲人生活和文化的第一印象。

The stories ________ many Europeans their first ________ at the life and culture of the people in Asia.

30. 他的书使欧洲人对东方国家越来越感兴趣。

His book made Europeans ________ ________ ________ ________ in the East.

By West Lake, in the city of Hangzhou, there is a small statue of a traveller. His name was Marco Polo.

Marco Polo grew up in the city of Venice, in present-day Italy. In 1271, when he was 17 years old, he set off on a journey to Asia with his father and uncle, and did not return home until 24 years later. His travels took him across Asia, along the Silk Road and throughout China. He loved Hangzhou so much that he described it as “the finest city in the world”.

When Polo finally returned to Venice, there was a war and he was captured. While he was in prison, he told the stories of his travels to another man there. This man wrote the stories down in a book called The Travels of Marco Polo. Because of the interesting descriptions of Asian life in the book, Polo’s travels soon became well-known in Europe.

The stories gave many Europeans their first look at the life and culture of the people in Asia. Polo told of many amazing things that were unknown to Europe, such as paper money. He also wrote about China’s development, with its large cities and systems of communication. His book made Europeans more and more interested in the East. It also influenced many other explorers, including Christopher Columbus.

Polo died in 1324. His last words were: “I did not tell half of what I saw.”

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