Iwarnedhimnottocheatinthefinalexam,hedid,andwascaughtbytheschoolmaster. A: However B: Although C: Asthough D: Despite

—Hedidn’tcometoschoolyesterday,didhe?—_________.Hewasillinbed. A: Yes,hedid B: No,hedidn’t C: Yes,whatapity D: No,Ithink

A:MayIaskwhenwewillmeetyoursalesmanager,TomasO’Toole?B:Sure.Pleasetakethisdocument.Thisisthetimescheduleofyourvisit.Everythingyouneedtoknowthearrangementisonthepaper.Q:Did speaker A knowWhenhecanmeetthesalesmanager? A: Yes,hedid. B: No,hecan’t. C: Wedon’tknow. D: No,hedidn’t.

Practice4<br/>CharlesDarwindidn’twanttomurderGod,asheonceputit.Buthedid.Hedidn’twanttodefyhisfellowCantabrigians,hisgentlemanlyVictoriansociety,hisdevoutwife.Buthedid.Hewaited20yearstopublishhistheoryofnaturalselection,but—fittingly,afteranotherscientistthreatenedtobefirst—hedid.<br/><alone></alone>BeforeDarwin,mostpeopleacceptedsomeversionofbiblicalcreation.Humanswereseenastheapotheosisofgodlyarchitecture.Humanscouldthusbeanaccidentofnaturalselection,notadirectproductofGod.Worriesabouthowmuchhistheorywouldshakesocietyexacerbatedthestrangeillnesseshesuffered.It’salsoworthnotingthatDarwin’slifewasn’tDarwinian:heachievedhiswealththroughinheritance,notcompetition,andsomemightsayhissicklychildrensufferedbecausetheywereinbred.<br/><alone></alone>Darwin’stheoriesstillprovokeopposition.OnehundredandfortyyearsafterTheOriginofSpecies,backersofcreationismhavemadeacomebackinstateslikeKansas,pushingevolutionoutoftheschoolroom.YetDarwinismremainsoneofthemostsuccessfulscientifictheorieseverpromulgated.Thereishardlyanelementofhumanity—notcapitalism,notgenderrelations,certainlynotbiology—thatcanbefullyunderstoodwithoutitshelp.