42 V Cloze Exercise 1 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, wanting 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. ...
