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Practice Listening: Multiple Choice, Single Answer ID: #46538 Short Tropical reef

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Listen to the recording and answer the multiple-choice question by selecting the correct response. Only one response is correct.

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Those that exist without cyclones, hurricanes, tropical storms in general, and those that are affected regularly but coral reefs but tropical storm and those are about 70% of the coral reefs of the world are regularly affected by tropical storms. So the first thing that we're seeing when we find this information is that these bus. Must be modifying the coral reefs somehow, and it does. OK, So what we have here is a cross section of a typical coral reef and we have the oceans. Side, which is called the four reef and we can see it here in this image of a one tree island is where we have this person grooves which are these linear indentations which are perpendicular to the coast and if you can see them but and then we have the red flats where we have reef islands and other deposits. And then we have the lagoon and the back rib.

According to the audio, what percentage of the world's coral reefs are regularly affected by tropical storms?

* Listen to the recording and select the correct answer

25% 50% 70% 90%

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Option 3: "70%"

Explanation: The text explicitly states that about 70% of the world's coral reefs are regularly affected by tropical storms. This aligns perfectly with the information provided, confirming it as the correct answer.

Option 1: "25%"

Explanation: The text states that about 70% of the coral reefs are regularly affected by tropical storms, making 25% an incorrect choice. This option does not align with the information provided in the text.

Option 2: "50%"

Explanation: Similar to Option 1, the text specifies that 70% of the coral reefs are affected by tropical storms. Therefore, 50% is also incorrect as it underestimates the actual percentage mentioned.

Option 4: "90%"

Explanation: The text indicates that only 70% of coral reefs are affected by tropical storms, making 90% an incorrect option. This choice overestimates the percentage stated in the text.

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