V. Choose the best answer and complete the passage.
There are about 12,000 pet tigers in the USA.
The number is 1
B
larger than that of tigers living in the wild. Why are there so many pet tigers? One reason is that the price of a baby tiger is quite 2
A
, sometimes just 500 dollars.
3
D
, tigers don't make very good pets. Caring for a big cat is very expensive, difficult and dangerous. As baby tigers, they may live indoors with their owners, play safely and look very cute. However, when they grow up they cannot be trusted. They still have the wild nature to 4
C
and bite someone like a wild one. Only 1 in 8 big cats can be trained well enough to keep in contact with humans. That's after training by an experienced animal 5
B
! For this reason, nearly all pet tigers have to be kept in a cage.
The life of a pet tiger is sometimes unpleasant and even awful. They must be locked away 6
A
their owners can clean cages and feed them. Pet tigers are most often kept for shows rather than for staying with their owners.
