Not only        to stay at home, but        to see his friend.

A．he was forced; he was forbidden   

B．he was forcing; he was forbidding

C．was he forced; he was forbidden    

D．was he forced; was he forbidden

Not only        to stay at home, but        to see his friend.

A．he was forced; he was forbidden                  B．he was forcing; he was forbidding

C．was he forced; he was forbidden                  D．was he forced; was he forbidden

Marco Polo was born in Venice in 1254．He was the most famous Westerner to visit Asia during the Middle Ages．He wrote a book about his travels．In his book he wrote about all the things he saw and heard．Many people read the book, but few believed what Marco Polo said．He spoke of strange people and places that nobody knew about at that time．But, he even said, “What I have written down is only half of what I have seen．”

As a young man, Marco Polo decided to travel together with his father．It took them more than three years to travel to China．He became the Chinese emperor’s (皇帝)friend．He learned the Chinese language when he traveled around and talked to many people．Before he reached the age of 30 he was made a Chinese official．After nearly 17 years in the east, Marco and his father prepared to return home．When they finally arrived in Venice, their family and friends were surprised to see them again．They had been away for almost 25 years and everybody thought that they must have died a long time ago．

56、What did Marco Polo write about in his book?

A. About Venice．                                    B. About the Chinese emperor．

C. About what he saw and heard in Asia．   D. About how he returned home．

57、What did Marco Polo learn Chinese for?

To become a Chinese official．           

To become the Chinese emperor’s friend．

To become a translator for his father.

D. To travel around conveniently in China．

58、Which is NOT true according to the text?

A. Marco Polo and his father had been in China for 17 years．

B. Marco Polo and his father spent nearly 5 years returning home．

C. Marco Polo’s father died on the way home．

D. Marco Polo spent more than three years traveling from Venice to China．

59、By saying “What I have written down is only half of what I have seen…”,  Marco Polo meant that       ．

he only saw half of the country during his stay in China           

there were still a lot more he couldn’t write down

C. half of the people went to China during that time

D. he wanted to write down the other half of what he saw in China

Marco Polo was born in Venice in 1254．He was the most famous Westerner to visit Asia during the Middle Ages．He wrote a book about his travels．In his book he wrote about all the things he saw and heard．Many people read the book, but few believed what Marco Polo said．He spoke of strange people and places that nobody knew about at that time．But, he even said, “What I have written down is only half of what I have seen．”

As a young man, Marco Polo decided to travel together with his father．It took them more than three years to travel to China．He became the Chinese emperor’s (皇帝)friend．He learned the Chinese language when he traveled around and talked to many people．Before he reached the age of 30 he was made a Chinese official．After nearly 17 years in the east, Marco and his father prepared to return home．When they finally arrived in Venice, their family and friends were surprised to see them again．They had been away for almost 25 years and everybody thought that they must have died a long time ago．

56、What did Marco Polo write about in his book?

A. About Venice．                                    B. About the Chinese emperor．

C. About what he saw and heard in Asia．   D. About how he returned home．

57、What did Marco Polo learn Chinese for?

To become a Chinese official．           

To become the Chinese emperor’s friend．

To become a translator for his father.

D. To travel around conveniently in China．

58、Which is NOT true according to the text?

A. Marco Polo and his father had been in China for 17 years．

B. Marco Polo and his father spent nearly 5 years returning home．

C. Marco Polo’s father died on the way home．

D. Marco Polo spent more than three years traveling from Venice to China．

59、By saying “What I have written down is only half of what I have seen…”,  Marco Polo meant that       ．

he only saw half of the country during his stay in China           

there were still a lot more he couldn’t write down

C. half of the people went to China during that time

D. he wanted to write down the other half of what he saw in China