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 Sun is the star at the center of (1) __________ Solar System. It is a nearly perfect ball of
hot plasma. The Sun has inspired us since ancient times. It’s central to mythology and religion
in (2) ____________ around the world. It keeps our planet warm enough for living things to
grow. It gives us light so we can see. It is by far the most important (3) _________of energy
for life on Earth. It is about a hundred times as wide (4)________ the Earth. If there were no
sun, many things wouldn’t occur like photosynthesis or the presence of oxygen, which would
have caused no existence of life.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.