第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Most people have no idea of the hard work and worry going 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  36  I became an animal collector in the first 37 .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  38 was not the conventional “mamma” or “daddy”, 39  the word “zoo”, which I would  40 over and over again with a shrill  41 until someone, in order to  42  me up, would take me to the zoo.When I  43 a little older, we lived in Greece and I had a great  44 of pets, ranging from owls to seahorses, and I spent all my spare time  45  the countryside in search of fresh samples to  46 my collection of pets. 47  I went for a year to the City Zoo, as a student 48  , to get experience of the large animals, such as lions, bears, bison and ostriches, 49 were not easy to keep at home.When I left, I  50 had enough money of my own to be able to  51  my first trip and I have been going  52 ever since then .Though a collector's job is not an easy one and is full of  53  ,it is certainly a job which will appeal  54  all those who love animals and  55 .
36. A.how                  B.where                     C.when                      D.whether
37.A.region                B.field                       C.place                      D.case
38.A.clearly               B.quickly                   C.feelingly                 D.proudly
39. A.except               B.but                         C.except for               D.but for
40. A.recite                B.recognize                C.read                        D.repeat
41. A.sound                B.noise                      C.voice                      D.tone
42. A.close                 B.shut                        C.stop                        D.comfort
43. A.grew                 B.was  growing         C.grow                      D.is growing
44. A.many                B.amount                   C.number                   D.supply
45. A.examining         B.expanding               C.exploiting               D.exploring
46. A.devote               B.receive                   C.add                         D.multiply
47. A.Later                 B.Thus                       C.Still                        D. Yet
48. A.agent                 B. assistant                 C.member                  D.keeper
49. A.who                  B.that                        C.as                           D.which
50. A.luckily              B.gladly                     C.nearly                     D.successfully
51. A finance              B.provide                   C.allow                      D. pay
52. A.normally           B.regularly                 C.usually                    D.often
53. A.expectations       B.sorrows                  C.excitement              D.disappointments
54. A.for                    B.with                       C.to                           D.from
55. A.voyage              B.travel                     C.journey                   D.trip