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READING COMPREHENSIONA.Choose the best answer for each question.1.What is the reading mainly about?a.Marco Polo%u2019s relationship with his fatherb.why Marco Polo%u2019s travels are importantc.how Marco Polo was able to reach China2.What was surprising about the Polos%u2019 meeting with the Khan?a.He lived in a luxurious palace.b.He spoke to them in a casual way.c.He didn%u2019t remember them from a previous visit.3.Kublai Khan used to deliver messages to his people.a.runnersb.the Polosc.horse riders4.Marco Polo saw that asbestos cloth, paper money, and coal were used in the East. According to the passage, this shows that .a.the West already knew about and used these inventionsb.the West had forgotten the technologies used in the East c.the East was ahead of the West in some areas of technology5.In the last sentence of paragraph E, the word It refers to a bookb.culturec.Marco Polo%u2019s journey GISTDETAILDETAILINFERENCEREFERENCE126612711292Review this Reading Skill in Unit 3AB.Add the events (a%u2013f) to the timeline.a.Marco Polo writes a book.b.Niccol%u00f2, Maffeo, and Marco Polo leave China. c.Niccol%u00f2, Maffeo, and Marco Polo visit India and Sumatra.d.Niccol%u00f2, Maffeo, and Marco Polo meet Kublai Khan. e.Niccol%u00f2, Maffeo, and Marco Polo start their journey and leave Venice.f.Niccol%u00f2 and Maffeo Polo meet Kublai Khan.SEQUENCINGUnit 8A