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 blank.

Holland is a small country (1)______ Europe. The land in this country is flat and level, and in some places, it is lower (2)______ the sea. So the Dutch people (3)______ high banks all around the coast of the country. The Dutch people call these banks dykes. They always keep watch over the dykes and  (4)_____ them to stop the sea from (5)_____ through.