Listen and complete the missing words. John F. Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln lived in different times and had very (1)____________ family and educational backgrounds. Kennedy lived in the 20th century ; Lincoln lived in the 19th century . Kennedy was born in 1917, whereas Lincoln was born more than a hundred years earlier, in (2)__________ As for the ir family backgrounds, Kennedy came from a rich family, but Lincoln’s family was not (3)_____________. Because Kennedy came from a wealthy family, he was able to attend expensive private schools. He graduated from Harvard University. Lincoln, on the other hand, had only one year of (4)_____________schooling. In spite of his lack of formal schooling, he became a well-known lawyer. He taught himself law by reading law books. Lincoln was, in other words, a (5)______________ man. In spite of these differences in Kennedy and Lincoln’s backgrounds, some interesting (6)______________between the 2 men are evident. In fact, books have been written about the strange (7)______________ in the lives of these 2 men. For example, take their (8)_____________ careers. Lincoln began his political career as a congressman. (9)______________, Kennedy also began his political career as a congressman. Lincoln was (10)_____________ to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1847, and Kennedy was elected to the House in 1947. They went to Congress just 100 years apart.