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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