Passage 2 By the time Genghis Khan died in 1227, he had fathered__29.___  children by several wives,but it was his son Ogodei who was chosen to rule his empire as Great Khan. Under Ogodei, whoruled from 1229 to his death in 1241, the __30.__ of the already immense Mongol Empire stretchedinto Europe, Russia, the Middle East, and China. Ogodei proved that he and his armies were just as __31.__ as those of his father, killing great numbers of enemies without mercy. Ogodei loved food anddrink. He built a palace in the Mongol capital which had a(n) __32.__ silver fountain decorated withanimals. Instead of water, the fountain poured out wine and other strong drinks. In fact, somebelieve it was his excessive drinking that killed him.
【題組】29.
(A) reputation
(B) numerous
(C) numbered
(D) fierce