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

The Chinese rulers were called the Shang. Chinese civilisation is one of the oldest civilisations of the world which (1)________ in north-east China. The Chinese had thought (2) ________ a very clever way of casting weapons and pots which were made of bronze. These people first made a rough model of the object they wanted to cast or make. Then, they shaped the clay mould closely (3)_______ the prepared model. When the clay was dry, the mould was (4)________ and cut into pieces. These carved pieces were filled with molten bronze and left to cool down. In the final process, the mould was removed and a perfectly formed object was (5)_________.