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The Indian tribes living along the Amazon River are
some of the native tribes that 'civilized' men
disapprove ___1___ and are determined to change or
destroy.
These Indian tribes include ___2___ their customs the
killing of twins and of
children ___3___ mother has died during childbirth. They
also attack and kill
their ___4___ with poisoned arrows. They are
___5___ of the
stone
age who go about naked and paint their bodies for
special ___6___ or
for war. Some of them ___7___ themselves look fierce and
frightening
___8___ fitting large circles of wood into
___9___ lower
lips.
The Indian tribes, ___10___, are unaware of the danger
which may befall them. On the coast of Brazil, the cities
___11___ overcrowded.
Men holding
titles ___12___ the jungle land are eagerly waiting to
___13___
their plot of land. Only the Indians ___14___ in their
way. These title holders
excuse ___15___ by saying that to preserve a way of life
___16___
unsuited to the modern world, it is ___17___ to put the
Indians in a sort of
human zoo. Thus, developers have entered the jungle
bringing along ___18___
them diseases, drinks, money and ___19___ influences
that will tempt the
simple jungle people ___20___ destroy their way of life. |
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2. among 3. whose 4. enemies
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The Indian tribes living along the Amazon River are
some of the native tribes that 'civilized' men
disapprove of and are determined to change or
destroy.
These Indian tribes include
among their customs the
killing of twins and of
children whose mother has died during childbirth. They
also attack and kill
their enemies with poisoned arrows. They are
men of the
stone
age who go about naked and paint their bodies for
special occasions or
for war. Some of them make themselves look fierce and
frightening
by fitting large circles of wood into
their lower
lips.
The Indian tribes, however, are unaware of the danger
which may befall them. On the coast of Brazil, the cities
are overcrowded.
Men holding
titles to the jungle land are eagerly waiting to
claim
their plot of land. Only the Indians
stand/are in their
way. These title holders
excuse themselves by saying that to preserve a way of life
so
unsuited to the modern world, it is
necessary to put the
Indians in a sort of
human zoo. Thus, developers have entered the jungle
bringing along with
them diseases, drinks, money and
other influences
that will tempt the
simple jungle people and destroy their way of life. |
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