Упр. 62. Вставьте артикль, где необходимо

...English king Richard the Lion Heart was... tall, strong man. He was very proud of his strength and liked to show... people how strong he was. Once, as he was riding on... horseback in ... coun try-side, his horse lost... shoe. Luckily he was not far from... village and soon he found... black­smith. "Give me... good horseshoe," he said to... man.... blacksmith gave... king... horseshoe. Richard took it in his hand and broke it in two. "This horseshoe is no good," he said, "give me... better one."... blacksmith did not say... word. He gave... king... other horseshoe, but Richard broke it, too. The blacksmith gave him a third shoe. This time Richard was satisfied and ordered... black- smith to shoe his horse. When... work was done, Richard offered... man... coin.... blacksmith took... coin between his fingers and broke it in two. Now it was Richard's turn to be surprised. He took... larger coin out of his pocket and handed it to... blacksmith.... man broke it, too, saying: "This coin is no good, give me... better one." Richard smiled and gave... man... gold coin.

Запомните следующие застывшие словосочета­ния:

to go on S_ strike to be on S_ strike

Упр. 63. Вставьте артикль, где необходимо.

Many years ago... London theatre performed... play in which there was... great storm on the sea. In those days... theatres had no... machines. That is why... manager engaged... several boys to make... waves of... sea. They jumped up and down un­der... big piece of... sea-green cloth.... boys re­ceived... shilling... night for their work. They worked for... several weeks. But then... manager decided to pay them less... money — only six pence... night. So... boys decided to go on.., strike. During... performance, when... storm be gan, when... wind blew and it was raining,... sea remained calm — there was not... single wave on it.... angry manager lifted one corner of... "sea" and said to... boys: "Make... waves,... boys, make... waves!" "Do you want... waves for... shilling or for sixpence?" asked... boy in... loud voice, "Oh, for... shilling," answered... manager.... boys began to jump up and down, and did it so well, that... storm looked quite real

Запомните следующее застывшее словосочета­ние:

to set S sail