Complete the text about Marco Polo.

Marco Polo was born in Venice in 1254. When he was 17 he (1)……………….. (leave) Italy to go to China. Marco Polo (2) ……………….. (sail) from Venice across the Mediterranean to the Middle East. Then he (3) ……………….. (travel) across the Gobi desert to Beijing, China. In Beijing Marco Polo (4) ……………….. (meet) Kublai Khan the great Emperor. Next, he travelled south and then sailed to Sumatra. Marco Polo (5) ……………….. (begin) his voyage in 1271 and he (6) ……………….. (arrive) back to Italy in 1295. He (7) ……………….. (discover) a lot of new things. When he went back to Italy he (8) ……………….. (write) about his amazing journey.

Read the text again, complete and answer the questions in full sentences.

1 Where ……………. Marco Polo born?

2 How old ……………. he when he started his amazing journey?

3 Which desert ……………. he go across?

4 Who ……………. he meet in Beijing?

5 How ……………. he get to Sumatra?

6 How long ……………. Marco Polo travel?

7 What ……………. he do when he got back to Italy?