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.

The rain stops. The clouds begin to break up, the sun strikes the hill on my left. A woman is chopping up sticks. I hear the ___(1)___ of cowbells. In the oak tree, a crow shakes the raindrops from his feathers and __(2)___ disconsolately. Water ___(3)__ from a leaking drainpipe. And suddenly, clean __(4)__ pure, the song of the whistling thrush emerges like a dark sweet secret from the depths of the ___(5)___.