Complete each blank space with an appropriate verb of your own.

In his description of Kublai Khan's palace, Marco Polo _______ : "Kublai Khan's court _______ an unbelievable scene for European eyes. The huge central palace ______ a dining hall for 6,000 people; gold and silver ______ the inside of its walls. On New Year's Day, the Khan ______ presents from his subjects. Many water canals ______ around the palace and in the capital city Beijing. A great many people ________ silk clothes."​