Most people have no idea of the hard work and worry that gosintosthe 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, 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 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

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