英语四级考试完形填空的模拟练习题（58）

　　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 I became an animal collector in the first . 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 was not the conventional mamma or daddy, the word zoo, which I would over and over again with a shrill until someone, in groups to me up, would take me to the zoo. When I a little older, we lived in Greece and I had a great of pets, ranging from owls to seahorses, and I spent all my spare time the countryside in search of fresh specimens to to my collection of pets. on I went for a year to the City Zoo, as a student , to get experience of the large animals, such as lions, bears, bison and ostriches, were not easy to keep at home. When I left, I had enough money of my own to be able to my first trip and I have been going ever since then. Though a collectors job is not an easy one and is full of , it is certainly a job which will appeal all those who love animals and .

　　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