On the TOEFL iBT, the speakers sound more natural, like real professors giving classroom lectures or real students discussing campus situations. The new Audio Program for this Guide reflects these changes, and the lectures and conversations have the same feel as those used on the actual test | Lesson 4 Purpose Method and Opinion Questions 101 22. It can be inferred that the author of this passage O opposes the use of both protective structures and beach replenishment O believes beach replenishment would be more effective than protective structures O opposes any actions to prevent beach erosion O denies that beach erosion is a serious problem 23. The author illustrates the problem of beach erosion in part by O using Highland Light as a dramatic example of how severe beach erosion can be O exploring the economic cost of beach erosion on one seaside community O comparing the situation at Highland Light with similar places in other countries O saying that the situation on Cape Cod is typical for most seaside communities 24. The author probably mentions the fact that nearly half of the population of the United States lives within fifty miles eighty kilometers of the coast to show that O patterns of population distribution in the United States are changing O beach erosion affects a vast number of people in the United States O the problem in the United States is more severe than it is in many other countries O beach erosion is not a concern for more than half of the population of the United States 25. The author explains global warming by O giving its causes and showing how it affects beach erosion O comparing and contrasting it with other causes of beach erosion O giving examples of ways to reduce its impact O evaluating how it may actually reduce beach erosion 26. The author mentions Japan in paragraph 4 because Japan has O banned the use of protective structures O ignored the problem of beach erosion O tried beach replenishment programs O built seawalls and breakwaters 27. The author cites the two studies in the passage in order to O suggest that the sea is not rising as fast as was originally believed O strengthen the engineers claim that protective structures and beach replenishment are necessary O propose two new solutions to the problem of beach erosion
