Direction: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.

On the day of the Christmas concert, the entire orchestra entered the gymnasium where a large (1) _______ of pupils and parents were gathered. The school choir had gathered on the balcony with candles and the orchestra began "Silent Night". Slowly the lights (2) _______, leaving us in darkness except for the hundred glimmering candles held by the choir as they softly sang the carol. Slowly, and just as dramatically, the orchestra began to falter - in direct (3) _______ to the dimming of the lights, when the lights faded out completely, so did the orchestra, because no one could read his music. (4) _______ for me, for my music was in my head. From a corner of the stage, the sound of my violin filled the gymnasium. The choir and I went through verse after verse. When it was all over, the (5) _______ was positively thunderous.