“I’m old in age, but young in mind. The zoo is my lifetime’s happiness.” Despite     1     (variety) difficulties, for 33 years,     2     82-year-old Chinese man called LuoYingjiu has been running by himself a small zoo in Enshi, Hubei province.

At the one-man Fenghuang Mountain Zoo, Luo serves     3     director, cleaner, breeder, vet and conductor. Most of the animals of the zoo are old and weak, many of     4     were saved by Luo. The zoo’s lion, tiger and python passed away years ago,     5     (leave) only a bear, some peacocks, a troop of monkeys,     6     about 20 dogs.

A ticket only costs 10 yuan ( $1.5) per person, and it’s free for children. But the zoo’s appeal to locals is fading. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, the number of visitors     7     (drop) to just several people a day.

While the world changes     8    (gradual), the zoo remains much the same, and so does Luo’s love for the animals. “Many people tell me to rest at this old age, but my wish is     9     (maintain) the zoo with all my heart until my last day. Since I’ve shouldered the     10     (responsible), I shall never quit halfway,” says the former soldier in the local dialect.