After having assured their return journey,the writer and his companion could concentrateon

After having assured their return journey,

the writer and his companion could concentrate

on collecting and film animals. Deciding to 【M1】______

enlist the help the local Indians, they made

their way to a nearby village, in which proved 【M2】______

to be a few dilapidated huts in a pleasant

valley. The Indians they found there worn 【M3】______

remnants of European clothes and had

obviously abandoned their traditional way

of life. They kept a few disease chickens 【M4】______

and skinny cattle instead of hunting for

their meat. The writer' s companion explained

that they were looking for birds and mammals,

particular armadillos, for which they would 【M5】______

pay well. Anyone who could show them inhabited

nests and holes, they have said, would be 【M6】______

well rewarded. The Indians were apathetic

and uncooperative. Noticing the absence of

biting insects, the writer asked whether

they had ever troubled by them, to which 【M7】______

the Indians replied by slowly shaking their

heads. The writer recognized that he 【M8】______

considered that having to live in such a hot,

humid atmosphere would no doubt have 【M9】______

made him lethargic too. The headman explained

the inconvenience of the villagers had, for

severe weeks previously, been contemplating 【M10】______

cutting down a particular tree and until a

decision on this matter was reached, no other

activity could possibly be considered.

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