Most people have no idea of the hard work and worry thatgosintosthe collecting of those fascinating birds and animals thatthey pay to see in the zoo.One of the questions that is alwaysasked of me is _1_ I became an animal collector in the first _2 _.The answer is that I have always been interested in animalsand zoos.According to my parents, the first word I was able tosay with any _3 _was not the conventional “mamma” or“daddy”, _4 _the word “zoo”, which I would _5 _over and overagain with a shrill _6 _until someone, insgroupsto _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 mycollection of pets._12 _on I went for a year to the City Zoo, as a student _13_ , to get experienceof the large animals, such as lions, bears, bison and ostriches,_14 _were not easy to keep athome.When I left, I _15_ had enough money of my own to be able to _16_ my first trip and Ihave 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

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