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Reading and Use of English Part 7

You are going to read an article in which four people talk about their

experience of looking ater an animal. For questions 1–10, choose from the
people (A–D). The people may be chosen more than once.

Which person
has an animal that is becoming more independent? 1 Remember that all
the diff erent sections
is not sure whether their actions are helpful? 2
of the text are used

imagined that looking ater the animal would be easier? 3 at least once, and

is a diferent person from what other people imagine them to be? 4 that some are used
understands that their animal will decide to leave? 5 more than once.
originally got the animal so people would notice them? 6
is helping their animal return to its natural environment? 7
tells very few people about their animal? 8
feels what they are doing is urgent? 9
discovered their animal needed to be watched? 10

A I sometimes work in the garden with my ball B
python, Kylie, around my shoulders, so my Jamie
neighbours see me as the crazy snake lady. But I’m Ross
not crazy. It was the teenage me that bought Kylie
20 years ago, and the now sensible grown-up me I thought that having a ferret would be less time
would never consider getting a snake. Yes, I didn’t consuming than having a dog because it wouldn’t
know they lived that long either! I think that when need to go for walks. What a mistake that was! This
I got Kylie, I was looking for attention. I used to is an animal that constantly demands your attention. PDF from sachtienganhhanoi.com
walk along the beachfront with her around You don’t need to take it outside for walks, but it
my shoulders and I loved the reaction I should be outside its cage for about four hours a
got. I would often have a small crowd day. It has a crazy amount of energy for exploring,
of curious people around me asking and if I don’t keep a close eye on it, my ferret can
questions. I don’t show her off so get into a lot of trouble very quickly. Ferrets have a
Bridie much these days, and she mostly stays habit of digging into their food, spilling their water
dishes, knocking things down from shelves, digging
in her cage inside. No one at work
Foreman knows about my pet – I don’t want up your potted plants… I think you see what I
my colleagues to think I’m strange. mean. It’s a lot like having a small child.

C D
Ashura Otieno I work in a marine biology research facility. My current

work involves studying seahorses to find out why
I work at the animal nursery connected to they are disappearing from reefs around the world at
Nairobi National Park. Two years ago, we found such frightening speed. To do this, I had to capture
a very young giraffe who was either orphaned or a seahorse from the wild and bring it into the lab for
abandoned. His name is Yaro and he is probably one observation. It’s a lot of work just to keep the seahorse
of the most popular of our rescued animals – he has alive and I plan to put it back into the wild when our
even got his own website. These days he spends studies are over, but I still feel guilty about having it

most of his time outside in the park, but comes there in the first place. I know, though, that we need
back to us in the evenings or is kept inside for his to take drastic measures if we want to save them
own safety on days when there are lions around. from disappearing. They are such beautiful,
Sometimes he comes across wild giraffes when he delicate creatures and their natural
is out, and he is slowly building up the confidence environment is going through very

to approach them. We hope that one day Yaro will Felicity destructive changes. I don’t
choose to join them permanently, but we are giving Callan know if my work will make
him all the care he needs until he takes the next any difference, but I’m doing
steps to living a wild life. everything I can.

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