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Directions: in the following questions, you have passages where 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' 261 the island in a boat 262 gifts for them. The islanders come 263 hesitantly only after the officials 264 dumped the coconuts brought 265 them onto the beach and begin 266 away from their small island. On some nights, the tribals even 267 up enough courage to swim upto a few feet 268 from the boat. The officials maintain that they do 269 want to interfere with the way of life of the tribals. The island 270 heavily on the mainland for most goods.

A) approach

B) depart

C) present

D) absent