с английским, нужно сопоставить цифру с подходящим абзацем 1 Changing the track2 Wish to make people free3 Family and education4 A man to respect5 Skillful and creative6 Untimely death7 The first and greatest challenge8 Multiple gifts and occupationsA Abraham Lincoln is regarded as one of America's greatest heroes due to both his incredibleimpact on the nation and his unique appeal. His story is a remarkable rise from humble beginningsto achieve the highest office in the land; then, a sudden and tragic death at a time when his countryneeded him most to complete the great task remaining before the nation. Lincoln is known for hishumane 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 strongand determined pioneer who found a moderate level of prosperity and was well respected in thecommunity. When young Abraham was 9 years old, his mother died. Though illiterate, hisstepmother was a kind woman who encouraged him to master reading. Neighbours recalled howAbraham 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 ofNew Salem, Illinois, where over a period of years he worked as a shopkeeper, postmaster, andeventually general store owner. It was here that Lincoln, working with the public, acquired socialskills 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 careerand was elected to the state legislature as a member of the Whig Party. Its political understandingled him to formulate his early views on slavery, not so much as a moral wrong, but as an obstacle toeconomic development. At this time he decided to become a lawyer, teaching himself the law byreading. After passing the exams, he started practicing at a law firm.E Success in several court cases brought business clients — banks, railway and insurance companiesand manufacturing firms. Lincoln also did some criminal trials. In one case, a witness claimed thathe could identify Lincoln's client who was accused of murder, because of the intense light from afull 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 therepresentative of the Republican Party. He formed a strong cabinet composed of many of hispolitical rivals. Formed out the saying "Hold your friends close and your enemies closer, " Lincoln'scabinet became one of his strongest resource in his first term in office. However, before hisinauguration seven Southern states left the Union, and America’s costliest and most deadly warstarted.G Battlefield defeats made it difficult to keep morale up in the Union Army. However, Lincoln feltconfident enough to reshape the cause of the war from saving the union to abolishing slavery. Heissued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, which stated that all individuals whowere 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.