Questions 35-38 refer to the following passage.
Just about 100 years ago, there arose an industry in the state of Arizona that seems very odd to us today. Wc know of cattle ranches and sheep ranches, but would you believe...ostrich ranches? Thisbudding business became popular as women found ostrich feathers a joyous addition to their wardrobes.
Ostriches are easy to raise. They eat and drink less than cattle, and their eggs are _ 35.__ to feed
ten people! During the heyday of ostrich ranching, feathers were sold for as much as $300 a pound, so itis easy to see why that business was so attractive.
However, women's fashions changed after World War I, and the market for ostrich plumes
__36__ . Growers had to confront a shrinking market. The price tumbled to about $10 for a bird. As
ostrich feathers become __37.__ in the fashion world, ostrich ranching came to an end.
Interestingly enough, ostrich ranchers may be coming back into vogue because __ 38. tell us
that ostrich meat is low in cholesterol. We may not go wild over the feathers, but pass the lean meat,
please. Hold the mayo, too.