Most people have no idea of the hard work and worry that the collecting of those fascinating birds and animals those 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, in 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 |
