In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

Comprehension:

It was when she started reading books as a child that Dervla Murphy, Ireland’s foremost travelwriter, first developed (1)______ interest in and love for travel. Her father was the county librarian in Waterford, and Dervla had (2)______ to a wide variety of books which (3)______ her imagination for distant lands and her determination (4)______ see them for herself. Even as a child she would cycle widely in her native Waterford, and as a young adult she (5)______ cycling trips to Europe whenever possible.