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 number.

Instead, we (I) ____________ our policy on hopes dun by befriending her we would (2) ____________ the evil day of reckoning. The evil day (3) ____________ on 20th October 1962, barely 15 yeas (4) ____________ independence, and 12 years after China's (5) ____________ of Tibet.