incoln was faced with defeat throughout his life. He lost\reight elections, twice failed in business and suffered a\rnervous breakdown. He could have quit many times. But he\rdidn, t and because he didn' t quit, he was elected and became\rone of the greatest presidents in the history of the United\rStates.\rSection B\rReading skills\rI.\r1H F 2H E 3H A 4H G 5H B 6H C 7H 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. ultim ate 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