For example : referring to women-groups she says:

They're the ones who plant.
They're the ones who cultivate.
They're the ones who produce food.

Pick out from the text (of her interview) such repetitions and write them down and find out what she is emphasizing in each context.

1. We have allowed some people, especially those in power, to acquire a lot at the expense of the majority.
   
   The underlined phrase means:
   
   a) with a loss or damage to the majority
   
   b) by spending money on the majority



2. What was the implication of the growth of exotic trees, such as the pines and the eucalyptus for the environment ?
   
   a) It increases timber business.
   
   b) Forests were not able to contain water.



3. When women started working with Maathai, they learnt_________________ .
   
   a) to become very competent foresters.
   
   b) to grow and transplant seedlings.



4. Maathai's efforts will inspire the people____________________ .
   
   a) to stop wasting their resources.
   
   b) to use their resources miserly.