单选题Directions: Read the following text. Choose
the best word or phrase for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER
SHEET 1. Most people have no idea of the hard work
and worry that goes 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 {{U}} {{U}} 1 {{/U}} {{/U}}I became an animal collector in
the first {{U}} {{U}} 2 {{/U}} {{/U}}. 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 {{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}} {{/U}}was
not the conventional "mamma" or "daddy", {{U}} {{U}} 4 {{/U}}
{{/U}}the word "zoo", which I would {{U}} {{U}} 5 {{/U}}
{{/U}}over and over again with a shrill {{U}} {{U}} 6 {{/U}}
{{/U}}until someone, in groups to {{U}} {{U}} 7 {{/U}} {{/U}}me
up, would take me to the zoo. When I {{U}} {{U}}
8 {{/U}} {{/U}}a little older, we lived in Greece and I had a great
{{U}} {{U}} 9 {{/U}} {{/U}}of pets, ranging from owls to
seahorses, and I spent all my spare time {{U}} {{U}} 10 {{/U}}
{{/U}}the countryside in search of fresh specimens to {{U}} {{U}} 11
{{/U}} {{/U}}to my collection of pets. {{U}} {{U}} 12 {{/U}}
{{/U}}on I went for a year to the City Zoo, as a student {{U}} {{U}}
13 {{/U}} {{/U}}, to get experience of the large animals, such as lions,
bears, bison and ostriches, {{U}} {{U}} 14 {{/U}} {{/U}}were not
easy to keep at home. When I left, I {{U}} {{U}} 15 {{/U}}
{{/U}}had enough money of my own to be able to {{U}} {{U}} 16
{{/U}} {{/U}}my first trip and I have been going {{U}} {{U}} 17
{{/U}} {{/U}}ever since then. Though a collector's job is not an easy one and
is full of {{U}} {{U}} 18 {{/U}} {{/U}}, it is certainly a job
which will appeal {{U}} {{U}} 19 {{/U}} {{/U}}all those who love
animals and {{U}} {{U}} 20 {{/U}} {{/U}}.