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.

Once Drona, a Brahmana who taught archery to the Kuru princes, was approached __(1)___ Ekalavya, a forest-dwelling nishada (a hunting community). When Drona, who knew the dharma, refused to have him as his pupil, Ekalavya returned to the forest, prepared an image of Drona out of clay, and treating ___(2)___ as his teacher, began to practise on his own. ___(3)___ due course, he acquired great skill in archery. One day, the Kuru princes went hunting and their dog, wandering in the woods, came __(4)__ Ekalavya. When the dog smelt the dark nishada wrapped in black deerskin, his body caked with dirt, it began to bark. Annoyed, Ekalavya shot seven arrows into its mouth. When the dog returned to the Pandavas, they were amazed at this superb __(5)___ of archery. They tracked down Ekalavya, who introduced himself as a pupil of Drona.