tence is Abraham Lincoln. Born into poverty, Lincoln was faced with\rdefeat throughout his life. He lost eight elections, twice failed in business\rand suffered a nervous breakdown. He could have quit many times. But he didn, t\rand because he didn, t quit, he was elected and became one of the greatest\rpresidents in the history of the United States..\rSection B\rReading skills\rI.\r1 F 2 E 3 A 4 G 5 B 6 C 7 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. transformed 6. notion\r7. 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
全文预览