In the passage given below, there are 5 blanks, each followed by a word given in bold. Each blank has four alternative words given in options (1), (2), (3), and (4). You have to tell which word will best suit the respective bank. Mark (5) as your answer if the word given in bold after the blank is your answer i.e. No improvement required.

From July 9, each bulletin of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has said monsoon is likely to begin its ________(A)________ [Attack] over Delhi during the following 24 hours. IMD’s Sunday bulletin continues to say the monsoon will arrive in another 24 hours as clouds ________(B)________ [Hang Over] a city desperate for rain. Weathermen continue to ________(C)________ [Hold on] the promise of an overnight onset of the monsoon. Meanwhile, IMD scientists blame the situation on the unpredictable nature of a large-scale system such as the southwest monsoon. Put ________(D)________ [Together], they are saying: Don’t blame us; it’s the weather. Some scientists said that even though easterly moisture-laden monsoon winds from the Bay of Bengal covered several parts of northwest India, including Delhi, by the weekend, clouds didn’t form on Saturday. Some clouds formed on Sunday but didn’t bear rain, turning this year’s monsoon wait into something of a ________(E)________ [Dilemma].