AmericanswilllongrememberPresidentAbrahamLincoln,the16t...

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Americans will long remember President Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States.

At the age of 19, Abraham Lincoln took a boat down the Ohio River to New Orleans. There Lincoln saw for the first time slaves being sold in the marketplace. At that time, Lincoln made up his mind to work to end slavery for the rest of his life.

In 1836, Lincoln became a lawyer and was famous for being hard-working and honest. He believed that the US stood for freedom for all. He wanted to become a senator (參議員). In 1858, Lincoln debated(爭論) against Stephen Douglas who was also a candidate for the Senate from Illinois.

Because of the Lincoln-Douglas debates, Lincoln became known across the country. Then he decided to run for the presidency in 1860. At last he ran against Stephen Douglas and two other candidates.

Lincoln took the oath (誓言) of office to become president of the United States on March 4, 1861. It was a difficult time to be president. Many southern states did not agree with Lincoln about canceling slavery, and declared(宣佈) that they were no longer part of the US. The famous Civil War began in April, 1861.

Lincoln’s Union Army fought the Southern Confederate Armies. Many soldiers were killed in the battles. One of the battles took place in Gettysburg, pennsylvania. In 1863, a ceremony was held to memorize the dead on the Gettysburg battlefield. Lincoln made a famous speech known as the Gettysburg Address.

Unfortunately, Lincoln was shot while watching a play at Ford’s Theatre and passed away on the morning of April 15, 1865.

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(    )oln decided to work to end slavery because        .

  became a lawyer               es were not sold in the marketplace

  expected the freedom for all      es mustn’t work for their lives

(    )’s the meaning of the underlined word in Paragraph 3?

  A.自由人        B.候選人        C.州長        D.奴隸主

(    )oln was elected to be the president of the US in        .

  A.1858          B.1860          C.1861        D.1863

(    ) Civil War broke out in the US because        .

  southern states didn’t support Lincoln    hern states were not a part of the US

  oln was shot at the theater                soldiers were killed in the battles

(    )h of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage?

  oln passed away in the year of becoming a president.

  es could be sold in the marketplaces after 1865.

  hen Douglas became famous for the speech in Gettysburg.

  oln made a great contribution to ending the slavery.

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