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 finance my first trip and I have been going regularly ever since then. Though a collector's job is not an easy one and is full of disappointments ,it is certainly a job which will appeal to all those who love animals and travel .
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
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