Although it might have happened anywhere, my encounter 1.____the green banana started on a 2.____ mountain road in the central area of Brazil. My ancient jeep was 3.____ up through beautiful countryside when the radiator began to 4.____, and I was ten miles from the nearest mechanic. The 5.____ engine forced me to stop at the next village, which 6.____ a small store and a few houses that were 7.____ here and there. People came over to look. They could see three 8.____ streams of hot water 9.____ from holes in the jacket of the radiator. "That's .to fix,” a man said. He sent a boy running for so.me green bananas. He 10.____ me on the shoulder, assuring me that everything would work out. "Green bananas," he smiled. Everyone agreed.