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

Fresh pineapple, chilled watermelon, and an icy cold soft drink on a hot summer's day. What do these things have in (1)______ ? They all taste so good because of the sweetness the sugar in them provides. When you think of sugar, you probably picture the white (2)______ you put in cookies, that your parents put in their coffee, or that you (3)______ on your cereal. Actually, this is just one kind of sugar, called sucrose, which is (4)______ from sugar cane or sugar beets. Technically, sugar is a carbohydrate that occurs (5)______ in every fruit and vegetable