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

Many years ago, when the art of stunting plants was quite unheard of 1.______ in remote
areas of India, Buddhist monks in isolated monasteries in Tibet stunted trees like the oak,
orange tree, peepal tree, etc, watching with 2.______ the tree still flowering and 3.______
fruit regardless of this ‘deformity’. Since the trees looked so artistically 4._______, the art was
learnt by some Chinese monks who taught ‘Bonsai’ making, an art that became most sought
5._______ in China.