However, as the evidence began to ______ experts from the zoo felt obliged to investigate.
 
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】 accumulate强调经过一段较长的时间而由少积多的积累,使用范围广;amass指大量地聚集(财富、信息、所有物等),可以指短时或长期的;assemble指召集人员;congregate指人聚集。根据句意判定,accumulate符合句意。