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

It was this (1) ____________ that made John so particularly unusual, even for a wizard. This scar was (2) ____________ hint of John's very mysterious past, of the reason (3) ____________ the Samuel's eleven years (4) ____________. At the age of one, John (5) ____________ a curse from the greatest Dark sorcerer of all time.