Direction: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

My breath is halted, like gasping for air ______ (1) ______ crying far too long and hard. It is like a hiccup, with a shivering sharpness ______ (2) ______ nerves. It is like icicles running ______ (3) ______ your spine or aluminum in your mouth, an eerie amount of emotions that cannot compare ______ (4) ______ the actual feelings you’ve managed to live ______ (5) ______. I just watched you die; I say to myself silently.