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　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