Directions: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Co-education is a system of education in which the boys and girls study ___(1)___ in a common school or college. Co-education was not ___(2)___ in ancient times. It is a groundbreaking thought. The parents supported the case for an ___(3)___ education for the children irrespective of their sex. The countrymen ___(4)___ that the boys and girls have to move together and shoulder to shoulder in every walk of life in the free world. They started educating their children in co-educational institutions. Co-education creates an environment of ___(5)___ among boys and girls through the activities which they carry out in the schools. That is the reason why the students of co-educational institutions do better in every walk of their life.