ham Lincoln. Born into poverty, Lincoln was faced with\rdefeat throughout his 1ife. He lost eight elections, twice failed in business\rand suffered a nervous breakdown. He could have quit many times. But he\rdidn, t and because he dicin' t quit, he was elected and became one of the\rgreatest presidents in the history of the United States.\rSection B\rReading skills\rI.\r1EF 2EE 3EA 4EG 5EB 6EC 7ED\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. transformed 6.\rnotion 7. ultimate 8. appropriate 9. curb 10. expense\rIV.\r1. to 2. of 3. as 4. for 5. over 6. in 7. of 8. on 9. of 10. of