In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
I was (1)_______ to know how hearing is different from listening. I had thought both were (2)_________, but gradually, I realized there is a big difference between the two words. Hearing is a physical phenomenon. Whenever somebody speaks, the sound waves generated reach you, and you definitely hear whatever is said to you. (3)______ using your mind to understand whatever is being said is listening. Diving deeper, I found that listening is not only hearing with (4)_____, but is much more than that. Listening is hearing with full attention and applying our (5)________.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.