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Tham khảo tài liệu 'reading skill 1', ngoại ngữ, anh ngữ phổ thông phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | SHORT PASSAGES 189. Darwin s explanation that the young of any species compete for food and survival and those that survive are strong and pass their traits on to their young was called which of the following a. belief in creationism b. the catastrophic theory c. theory of natural selection and survival of the fittest d. the study of anthropology 190. According to the passage how was Darwin s book On the Origin of the Species received a. Scientists gave their immediate approval of Darwin s book. b. Religious opponents condemned Darwin s book. c. The world ignored Darwin s book. d. Darwin s book became an immediate bestseller. The crystal clear blue water and the magnificent sun make the Caribbean island of Saint Maarten a favorite vacation spot one that is popular with North Americans during their winter holidays from December through March as well as with South Americans and Europeans from April through August. The French and Dutch settled on the island in the 1600s and to this day the island is divided between the two of them. The French capital is Marigot the Dutch capital is Philipsburg. Tourists soon discover that St. Maarten has an intriguing history. Ancient artifacts found on the island date back to the Stone Age 6 000 years ago Tourists also learn that 1 200 years ago the Arawak Indians inhabited all the islands of the West Indies and were a peaceful people living under the guidance of their chiefs. Three hundred years after the Arawaks first arrived on St. Maarten in the 1300s they were defeated and forced to abandon the island by a hostile tribe of Indians originating in South America. This new tribe was called the Carib. The Caribbean Sea was named after them. Unlike the Arawaks they had no permanent chiefs or leaders except in times of strife. And they were extremely warlike. Worse they were cannibalistic eating the enemy warriors they captured. In fact the very word cannibal comes from the Spanish name for the Carib Indians. The Spanish arrived in the