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Practice Listening: Highlight Correct Summary ID: #4262 Medium Broadway

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Broadway has a new production of Inherit the Wind, based on the 1925 Scopes monkey trial. And the American Museum of Natural History has a new Hall of Human Origins. A short item on Monday's New York Times editorial page about the play and exhibit finished by reminding us that chimp DNA is almost 99 percent identical to human DNA. The item then says, perhaps jokingly, that creationists can take heart in the differing one percent, as a one percent chance that evolution did not happen. Well, joke or not, people might take this seriously - after all it's on the editorial page of the New York Times! So let's straighten this out. In fact, the approximately one percent difference in the DNA sequences of humans and chimps is living documentation of the random genetic mutations that have been selected in the six million years or so since we and chimps split away from our common ancestor. That one percent DNA difference doesn't represent a small chance that evolution did not happen - it's the record of the evolution that did happen. Or I'm a monkey's uncle.

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There is only one percent difference in the DNA sequences of humans and chimps, which happened over six million years. So it doesn't represents anything about evolution, which suggests that humans are after all not related to monkeys. A new play, Inherit the Wind, based on the 1925 Scopes monkey trial has been reviewed on New York Times editorial page. Which makes it a significant event, considering all sorts of plays and exhibits that feature chimp art made by humans. Creationists have received a new information from the Hall of Human Origins. That the differing one percent between human and monkey's DNA, clearly states that evolution did not happen. It has been confirmed by an article on the editorial page of the New York Times. A new play highlights the fact that monkey's DNA is 99 percent identical to that of human being's. There is some disagreement as to what the remaining 1 percent means, but it is suggested that this discrepancy validates the occurrence of random genetic mutation.

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Option 1: "There is only one percent difference in the DNA sequences of humans and chimps, which happened over six million years. So it doesn't represents anything about evolution, which suggests that humans are after all not related to monkeys."
Explanation: This option incorrectly states that the one percent difference in DNA does not represent anything about evolution. The text clearly argues that this one percent difference is evidence of evolution, not a contradiction to it. Additionally, the phrase 'suggests that humans are after all not related to monkeys' contradicts the main idea of the text, which emphasizes the evolutionary connection.
Option 2: "A new play, Inherit the Wind, based on the 1925 Scopes monkey trial has been reviewed on New York Times editorial page. Which makes it a significant event, considering all sorts of plays and exhibits that feature chimp art made by humans."
Explanation: This option focuses on the play and its review but fails to capture the main theme of the text regarding the DNA similarities and the implications for evolution. It introduces irrelevant details about 'chimp art made by humans,' which are not mentioned in the text, making this option misleading.
Option 3: "Creationists have received a new information from the Hall of Human Origins. That the differing one percent between human and monkey's DNA, clearly states that evolution did not happen. It has been confirmed by an article on the editorial page of the New York Times."
Explanation: This option misrepresents the text by claiming that the one percent difference indicates that evolution did not happen. The text argues the opposite, stating that this difference is evidence of evolution. Additionally, the phrase 'confirmed by an article' implies a level of certainty that the text does not support.
Option 4: "A new play highlights the fact that monkey's DNA is 99 percent identical to that of human being's. There is some disagreement as to what the remaining 1 percent means, but it is suggested that this discrepancy validates the occurrence of random genetic mutation."
Explanation: This option accurately summarizes the main points of the text. It correctly states the 99 percent DNA similarity and acknowledges the discussion around the one percent difference. The phrase 'validates the occurrence of random genetic mutation' aligns with the text's argument that this difference is evidence of evolution, making it the correct summary.

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