A. originally B. aimed at C. despite D. veterinarian E. associateF. dramatically G. describe H. following I. resisted J. occupiedK. making adifference toL. exhausted M. referred to    London, England is a dazzling city characterized by modernity and prosperity that onewould never (69) with wildlife. Nevertheless, Cat Survival Trust, founded by Dr. TerryMoore decades ago behind a farm shop close to London, is home to wild cats. The Trust, (70)intended to house exotic cats, is now (71) by one of the world’s biggest collections of snowleopards because Terry has a soft spot for snow leopards. Considering that the numbers of snowleopards around the world are (72) falling, Terry has developed a breeding program. Theprogram is (73) sending snow leopard cubs reproduced by the Trust’s snow leopards toIndia to be released back into the wild. However, not all the stories taking place inside the Trustare encouraging. One female snow leopard, Irbis suffers a lot when she gives birth to her cubs.She, (74) in the process, finally has a stillbirth. And (75) the misfortune, somethingextremely tragic happens. The poison from the stillbirth kills Irbis. An X-ray taken by the (76)reveals that the three cubs inside her must have been very active, which caused their umbilicalcords to get twisted, cutting off their life support. Terry carries on with his day-to-day work(77) the occasional sad incidents. Terry has proved to us that his determination is (78)the future of snow leopards.
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