Most people have no idea of the hard work. 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, in order 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) .
第（3）空应选择（）
A．clarity
B．emotion
C．sentiment
D．affection
参考答案：A
解析：
这句话的意思是：作者在牙牙学语之时，最早发清楚的音是“zoo”(动物园)，而不是“妈妈”，“爸爸”，因此，应选clarity(清晰)。填入其他选项emotion(感情)，sentiment(多愁善感)，affection(友爱)不合逻辑。故选A。