\rPersistence is essential to success. Probably the greatest example of persistence is Abraham Lincoln.\rBorn into poverty,\rLincoln was faced with defeat throughout his life. He lost eight elections, twice failed in business\rand suffered a nervous breakdown.\rHe could have quit many times. But he didn, t and because he didn' t quit, he was elected and became\rone of the greatest presidents in\rthe history of the United States.\rSection B\rReading skills\rL\r1F 2E 3A 4G 5B 6C 7D\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 7. ultimate 8. appropriate\r9. curb 10. expense\rIV.\r1. to 2. of 3. as 4. for 5. over 6. in 7. of 8. on 9. of 10. of
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