Directions: In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

The proverb that a saint of a distant country ___(1)___ more admires held good here too and it was only natural for the ruling dynasty to build pavilions and rest houses ___(2)____ the pilgrims and their horses or caravans. It ___(3)____not only a work of piety, but also a social obligation and, as a result, the city developed, with more buildings coming ____(4)_____. Not only this, it ___(5)____ created employment for many, though there was no population explosion at that time.