с английским, нужно сопоставить цифру с подходящим абзацем 1 Changing the track

2 Wish to make people free

3 Family and education

4 A man to respect

5 Skillful and creative

6 Untimely death

7 The first and greatest challenge

8 Multiple gifts and occupations

A Abraham Lincoln is regarded as one of America's greatest heroes due to both his incredible

impact on the nation and his unique appeal. His story is a remarkable rise from humble beginnings

to achieve the highest office in the land; then, a sudden and tragic death at a time when his country

needed him most to complete the great task remaining before the nation. Lincoln is known for his

humane personality and historical role as savior of the Union.

B Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin in Hardin County, Kentucky. His father was a strong

and determined pioneer who found a moderate level of prosperity and was well respected in the

community. When young Abraham was 9 years old, his mother died. Though illiterate, his

stepmother was a kind woman who encouraged him to master reading. Neighbours recalled how

Abraham would walk for miles to borrow a book.

C Young Abraham Lincoln made a living in manual labor, splitting wood for fire and rail fencing.

He was tall, muscular, and physically strong. He eventually migrated to the small community of

New Salem, Illinois, where over a period of years he worked as a shopkeeper, postmaster, and

eventually general store owner. It was here that Lincoln, working with the public, acquired social

skills and developed the story-telling talent that made him popular with the locals.

D After the war with Indians where he served as captain, Abraham Lincoln began his political career

and was elected to the state legislature as a member of the Whig Party. Its political understanding

led him to formulate his early views on slavery, not so much as a moral wrong, but as an obstacle to

economic development. At this time he decided to become a lawyer, teaching himself the law by

reading. After passing the exams, he started practicing at a law firm.

E Success in several court cases brought business clients — banks, railway and insurance companies

and manufacturing firms. Lincoln also did some criminal trials. In one case, a witness claimed that

he could identify Lincoln's client who was accused of murder, because of the intense light from a

full moon. Lincoln referred to an almanac and proved that the night in question had been too dark

for the witness to see anything clearly. His client was found not guilty.

F After receiving the majority of votes, Lincoln was elected President of the US as the

representative of the Republican Party. He formed a strong cabinet composed of many of his

political rivals. Formed out the saying "Hold your friends close and your enemies closer," Lincoln's

cabinet became one of his strongest resource in his first term in office. However, before his

inauguration seven Southern states left the Union, and America’s costliest and most deadly war

started.

G Battlefield defeats made it difficult to keep morale up in the Union Army. However, Lincoln felt

confident enough to reshape the cause of the war from saving the union to abolishing slavery. He

issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, which stated that all individuals who

were held as slaves in rebellious states were free. Two years later, shortly before the war ended,

Lincoln was killed in a theatre in Washington, D.C.

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