A. finance B. how C. sorrows D. number E. clarity F. pay G. voice H. exploring I. living J. disappointments K. aide L. amount M. successfully N. but O. volume 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 become an animal collector in the first place. 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 (2)_____ was not the conventional "mamma" or "daddy", (3)______ the word "zoo", which I would repeat over and over again with a shrill (4)_____ until someone, in order to shut me up, would take me to the zoo. When I grew a little older, we lived in Greece and I had a great (5)_____ of pets, ranging from owls to seahorses, and I spent all my spare time (6)_____ the countryside in search of fresh specimens to add to my collection of pets. Later on I went for a year to the City Zoo, as a student (7)_____, to get experience of the large animals, such as lions, bears, bison and ostriches, which were not easy to keep at home. When I left, I (8)_____ had enough money of my own to be able to (9)_____ my first trip and I have been going regularly ever since then. Though a collector's job is not an easy one and is full of (10)_____, it is certainly a job which will appeal to all those who love animals and travel.