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Most people have no idea of the hard work and worry that go into the collecting of those fascinating birds and animals that they pay to see in the zoo. One of the questions that is always asked of me is (1)___.I became an animal collector in the first(2)___ .The answer is that I have always been interested in animals and zoos. According to my parents, the first word I was able to say with any (3)___was not the conventional “mamma” or “daddy”,(4)___ the word “zoo”, which I would (5)___ over and over again with a shrill (6)___until someone, ins groups to (7)___ me up, would take me to the zoo. When I (8)___ a little older, we lived in Greece and I had a great (9)___ of pets, ranging from owls to seahorses, and I spent all my spare time (10)___ the countryside in search of fresh specimens to (11)___ to my collection of pets.(12)___ on I went for a year to the City Zoo, as a student (13)___, to get experience of the large animals, such as lions, bears, bison and ostriches,(14)___ were not easy to keep at home. When I left, I (15)___ had enough money of my own to be able to (16)___ my first trip and I have been going (17)___ever since then. Though a collector's job is not an easy one and is full of (18)___ ,it is certainly a job which will appeal (19)___ all those who love animals and
(20)___ .
1. A.how B.where C.when D.whether
2. A.region B.field C.place D.case
3. A.clarity B.emotion C.sentiment D.affection
4. A.except B.but C.except for D.but for
5. A.recite B.recognize C.read D.repeat
6. A.volume B.noise C.voice D.pitch
7. A.close B.shut C.stop D.comfort
8. A.grew B.was growing C.grow D.grown
9. A.many B.amount C.number D.supply
10. A.living B.cultivating C.reclaiming D.exploring
11. A.increase B.include C.add D.enrich
12. A.later B.further C.then D.subsequently
13. A.attendant B.keeper C.member D.aide
14. A.who B.they C.of which D.which
15. A.luckily B.gladly C.nearly D.successfully
16. A.pay B.provide C.allow D.finance
17. A.normally B.regularly C.usually D.often
18. A.expectations B.sorrows C.excitement D.disappointments
19. A.for B.with C.to D.from
20. A.excursion B.travel C.journey D.Trip
