NEREA DE CLIFFORD
Nerea De Clifford, who has died aged 82, was a doughty champion of British cats and a (0)……..B……. of The Cat Protection League which she (1)………..shortly after its foundation in 1927 and served as president from the 1970s until the time of her death.
Among her many (2)………….to welfare of cats-and to our knowledge of their ways-were the establishment of a sanctuary for them at New Malden, and the publication of such reports as What British Cats Think About Television, in which she noted that ‘most cats (3)……….an interest of some kind, though it is often of hostility; ‘a significant reaction is the display of excitement when any picture, especially of birds, moves quickly across the (4)……….
Nerea Elizabeth de Clifford was born in West London in 1905, and as a young woman was a distinguished (5)………of cats. During the Second World War she devoted herself to the rescue of cats, trapped in the rubble of the blitz, and (6)………………..to vigorous campaigns for free feline birth (7)…………
She (Cool…………an adoption scheme for which her “Homes Wanted” list contained some notably frank character (9)………..- “a little fiend in feline form”; “willing to do light mouse-work and very good at it, non-union”; “a rough old (10)………..”, and so on - and made a (11)…………..of feeding London’s cats at Christmas, a favourite repast apparently being fish and chips. She also plumbed the mysteries of why cats (12)…………- some because they have just murdered the Pekinese next door, others “for no good (13)………..at all.”
De Clifford was also a much respected (14)…………at cat shoes around the country, and gave a series of lecture tours at schools on the (15)……………and care of cats.
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2. A. contributions B. donations C. gifts D. dedications
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4. A. screen B. box C. film D. view
5. A. farmer B. grower C. trainer D. breeder
6. A. therein B. thereby C. thereafter D. therefore
7. A. control B. check C. limitation D. restriction
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9. A. sketches B. drawings C. pictures D. paintings
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11. A. rule B. point C. round D. custom
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14. A. judge B. referee C. arbitrator D. umpire
15. A. coaching B. guidance C. training D. preparation
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1. A. met B. enrolled C. joined D. entered
2. A. contributions B. donations C. gifts D. dedications
3. A. make B. give C. show D. have
4. A. screen B. box C. film D. view
5. A. farmer B. grower C. trainer D. breeder
6. A. therein B. thereby C. thereafter D. therefore
7. A. control B. check C. limitation D. restriction
8. A. made B. ran C. held D. gave
9. A. sketches B. drawings C. pictures D. paintings
10. A. drifter B. ranger C. rover D. stray
11. A. rule B. point C. round D. custom
12. A. snore B. hum C. purr D. rumble
13. A. purpose B. use C. reason D. point
14. A. judge B. referee C. arbitrator D. umpire
15. A. coaching B. guidance C. training D. preparation
0. A. post B. pillar C. staff D. pole
1. A. met B. enrolled C. joined D. entered
2. A. contributions B. donations C. gifts D. dedications
3. A. make B. give C. show D. have
4. A. screen B. box C. film D. view
5. A. farmer B. grower C. trainer D. breeder
6. A. therein B. thereby C. thereafter D. therefore
7. A. control B. check C. limitation D. restriction
8. A. made B. ran C. held D. gave
9. A. sketches B. drawings C. pictures D. paintings
10. A. drifter B. ranger C. rover D. stray
11. A. rule B. point C. round D. custom
12. A. snore B. hum C. purr D. rumble
13. A. purpose B. use C. reason D. point
14. A. judge B. referee C. arbitrator D. umpire
15. A. coaching B. guidance C. training D. preparation