Читая текст, заполняйте пропуски артиклями a/an, the, ∅, где это необходимо (ответы записывайте после текста под соответствующей цифрой): one day, (1) _the__ king, disguised himself as (2) ordinary traveller and travelled through his country. when he was near (3) town of bassora, he saw (4) beggar. (5) king gave him some money and asked him where he wanted to go. (6) beggar said that he wanted to go to bassora. (7) king offered him a lift. once they reached in bassora, (8) beggar told him to get off. (9) beggar said that in bassora they were both strangers, so (10) king could not prove that (11) horse belonged to him. (12) king was upset and decided to see (13) judge. (14) king told (15) judge what had happened. then, (16) judge questioned (17) beggar. (18) beggar replied that it was his horse. (19) judge then told them to leave (20) horse with him and return (21) next morning. (22) next morning, (23) king and (24) beggar went to (25) courtroom. (26) judge scolded (27) beggar for being ungrateful. he then threw (28) beggar into prison. (29) judge returned (30) horse to (31) king. (32) king asked him how he knew (33) horse belonged to him. (34) ¬¬¬ judge told him that (35) night before, he had placed (36) horse in (37) stable that both of them would pass while on their way to court.

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Перевод и ответы

1. Чем известен Александр Пушкин? -  Alexander Pushkin is famous for being Russia's greatest poet,novelist and playwright. 

2. Когда и где родился Пушкин? - Pushkin was born on June 6, 1799 in Moscow. 

3. Где он получил свое образование? - He got his education from the Imperial Lyceum in Tsarskoye Selo.

4. Когда Пушкин начал писать?- Pushkin began writing when he was only six years old.

5. Когда были опубликованы его первые стихотворения? - His first poem was published in the journal The Messenger of Europe in 1814 when he was fifteen years old.

6. Какие его работы самые известные? - There are many famous works written by Pushkin such as Ruslan and Ludmila, The Captain's Daughter, Eugene Onegin, and many more.

7. Когда и где происходит действие в его романах? - (про капитанская дочь) The Captain's Daughter novel was set in Russia during the reign of Catherine the Great at the time of Pugachev's Rebellion in 1773–1774. 

8. О чем он писал в своих романах? - (тоже про капитанская дочь) In this novel he described the life of  an honourable man Pyotr Andreyich Grinyov, who was sent into military service by his father. There he met his captain's daughter Masha and fell in love with her but this caused a rift between Pyotr and his fellow officer Shvabrin. Later on during Pugachev's Rebellion, Pyotr was accused of having friendly relations with Pugachev because Shvabrin testified that Pyotr was a traitor. Pyotr was imprisoned because of that accusation but later was set free because Masha managed to convince Empress Catherine the Great of his innocence. Basically, the novel romanticised account of Pugachev's Rebellion and described the importance of honour and loyalty. 

9. Когда Пушкин умер? - Pushkin died on January 29, 1837 at the age of thirty-seven. 

10. За что он был уважаем своими современниками? - He was honoured by his contemporaries for being a remarkable novelist.

11. Популярны ли сегодня его работы? - Yes, they are still very popular.

1. Alexander Pushkin was a famous Russian poet and the founder of modern Russian literature.
2 He was born in Moscow in 1799.
3 Alexander got his education in Tsarskoe Selo near Saint-Petersburg.
4 Pushkin began writing when he was a young student.
5 He published his first poem when he was 15.
6 His most famous works are "Ruslan and Ludmila", "Eugene Onegin", "Poltava" etc. 
9 Pushkin died in 1837.
10) Pushkin was honored by his contemporaries as a remarkable novelist and also considered by many to be the greatest Russian poet. 
11) Pushkin's works are still very popular.