. Born into poverty,\rLincoln was faced with defeat throughout his life. He lost eight\relections, twice failed in business and suffered a nervous\rbreakdown. He could have quit many times. But he didn' t and\rbecause he didn, t quit, he was elected and became one of the\rgreatest presidents in the history of the United States.\rSection B\rReading skills\rI.\r1J F 2J E 3J A 4J G 5J B 6J C 7J D\rComprehension of the Text\rII.\r1. D 2. A 3.C 4. C 5. A 6. D 7.C 8.B.\rVocabulary\rIII.\r1. cheated 2. inclined 3. reconciled 4. contemporary 5.\rtransformed 6. notion 7. ultimate 8. appropriate 9. curb 10.\rexpense\rIV.\r1. to 2. of 3. as 4. for 5. over 6. in 7. of 8. on 9. of 10. of