In1271MarcoPololeftItalywherehewasbornandtravelledacrossEuropeandAsiawithhisfather.ThentheyarrivedinBeijingand 61 (welcome)byKublaiKhan. 62 hewasveryyounghecouldspeakfourlanguages.ThereforeMarcoPololeftadeep63 (impress)ontheEmperor.Inturn 64 wasamazedbythebeautyandthepowerChinahad. 65thattimethereweremanyinventionsanddevelopmentsinChina 66 werenotavailableinEurope.
Afterheservedinthecourtfor17yearsMarcoPoloreturnedtoItaly. 67 (unlucky)hewascaughtbytheenemyduring 68 localwarandputintoprison.Intheprisonafter 69 (listen)toMarco’sstoriesaboutChinaanotherprisonerwrotetheminabook 70 (call)TheDescriptionoftheWorldwhichbecameoneofthebest-sellingbooksinEurope.