t 2 Listen to the text "Abraham Lincoln's Political Career"and choose the appropriate items to complete the statements below. 1. Lincoln was a __ educated man. a) poorly b) brilliantly c) self 2. He began his political career in __ a) his native state b) Washington, D . C. c) New York . 3. The presidential election of 1860 was extraordinary because __ a) Lincoln was a Republican candidate b) the member of candidates was untypical c) Lincoln had little support in the southern states 4. The beginning of Lincoln's presidency was the time of national __ a)disintegration b) disappointment c)discrimination 5. Lincoln was __ common people's problems. a) aware of b) unaware of c) far from 6. By the end of the war Lincoln had become concerned with the futur __ a) the winning side b) the losing side c) the northerners