Questions 1-10

32  YES: ‘Discussions with them [= Aachen University 
researchers] reinforced his beliefs [= confirmed his 
theories] about the way trees thrived.’
33  nOT giVEn: We are told that Wohlleben managed 
to persuade local villagers that machinery should 
be banned and that pesticides should no longer be 
used. However, the reviewer does not comment on 
whether this was the right decision or not.  
34  nOT giVEn: The reviewer states that Wohlleben’s 
use of humour and straightforward narrative 
have been successfully translated into different 
languages. However, he does not mention anything 
about whether the translators themselves should 
receive praise and attention for this.  
35  YES: ‘Critics of Wohlleben point out that proper 
academic studies [= serious/reliable research] 
need to be done to prove all his claims are factually 
accurate. This seems a fair point [= a good idea/a 
reasonable suggestion].’
36  nO: ‘Will it [= the book] transform the way we 
produce timber for the manufacturing industry? 
As large corporations tend to focus on immediate 
profits, they are hardly likely to [= there is little 
chance they will] adopt the longer-term practices 
that Wohlleben recommends.’
37  E: ‘But Wohlleben claims this spacing [= keeping 
trees apart from each other] prevents vital root 
interaction, and so lowers resistance to drought 
[= dry periods]. Older, established trees . . . draw 
up moisture through their deep roots and provide 
this to juvenile trees [= young trees] growing below 
them. Without this assistance, they could die.’
38  F: ‘For instance, when pines [= a type of tree] 
require more nitrogen, the fungi growing at their 
base release a poison into the soil. This poison kills 
many minute organisms, which release nitrogen  
[= a gas that provides the nutrients the tree needs] 
as they die, and this is absorbed by the trees’ roots.’
39  A: ‘When giraffes begin feeding on an acacia’s 
leaves, the tree emits ethylene gas [= sends out 
a gas that other acacias can detect] as a warning 
to neighbouring acacias. These [= the trees] then 
pump tannins into their leaves – substances toxic to 
giraffes [= by doing this, the acacia avoids harm].’ 
40  B: ‘. . . if branches are broken off or the trunk is hit 
with an axe [= the tree is damaged], a tree will emit 
electrical signals from the site of the wound.’