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King Arthur and his knights are (1. famous) characters from British history. They (2. to be) well-known all over the world. There (3. to be) poems, painting, novels, films and musicals about the knights of the Round Table. Even a Disney cartoon about King Arthur, “The Sword in the Stone”, was produced. Nowadays he has become the symbol of courage, strength and goodness.
The story about King Arthur and his knights is very old. They say that there (4. to be) a king in Britain between the years of 400 and 600. He (5. fight) the Saxons successfully and perhaps he was Arthur. It is quite possible that he lived in Wales or in the west of England.
In fact, nobody exactly knows who he was. According to legend, King Arthur (6. rule) Britain with his court at Camelot. He chose them for their goodness and bravery. An old magican Merlin was his close friend and adviser. Arthur was a good king and his reign was a time of peace for the British.
There are many legends about him and few facts. Many poems were written about them in the Middle Ages and later. Not every book about King Arthur and his knights has the same people and stories in it. Writers (7. try) to make the stories more interesting and (8. exciting). At that time people were interested in magic, knights and their ladies. So people fight with swords and use magic in these stories. The stories of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table are full of heroic deeds, adventure, love and hate.
2. It was _an_ ugly house with too many passages and _a_ glass porch.
3. Peter is _a_ friend of mine.
4. They tried to break _the_ lock with _a_ sledgehammer.
5. __ kings live in __ palaces.
6. An educated man is not happy without __ books.
7. _The_ palm trees along the beach are very tall.
8. Sorry if _the_ truth hurts.
9. From the window she had _an_ enthralling view of the city.
10. I won’t forget you in _a_ hurry.
11. He recognized her at __ first sight.
12. When we last played __ golf you were terrible.
13. She works as _a_ chemist.
14. _The_ sun was getting warmer.
15. We went to _the_ cinema last night.
16. I like ___ ice-cream.
17. He repeated it over and over again until he knew it by heart.
18. Here is _the_ book I told you about.
19. In front of _the_ station there was _an_ elm tree.
20. It was very hot for _the_ time of year.