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

The 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games began (1) ______ Tuesday night with the opening ceremony at Japan's National Stadium. The twelve-day sporting celebration (2) ______ a total of 539 events in 22 para (3) ______. The opening ceremony took place in (4)______ empty stadium. The Games should have (5) ______ place last year but were postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.