Direction: In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.
Almost every full moon night, the officials in Andaman and Nicobar Islands take part in a cautious ritual. The tribesmen watch from a safe distance as the officials ##QUESTION_1## the island in a boat ##QUESTION_2## gifts for them. The islanders come ##QUESTION_3## hesitantly only after the officials ##QUESTION_4## dumped the coconuts brought ##QUESTION_5## them onto the beach and begin ##QUESTION_6## away from their small island. On some nights the tribals even ##QUESTION_7## up enough courage to swim upto a few feet ##QUESTION_8## from the boat. The officials maintain that they do ##QUESTION_9## want to interfere with the way of life of the tribals. The islanders ##QUESTION_10## heavily on the mainland for most goods.