In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
One certain benefit of online communication either through email or even communicating through WhatsApp nowadays is that there is a (1) ______ dependence on paper. It is said that to make a ton of paper 17 trees have to be cut down. With the already existing demand for paper to meet (2) _____ needs, it would be horrendous to keep (3) ______ the demand for paper worldwide. Online communication is a boon as many documents are now sent by mail through PDF, Microsoft Word or JPEG format. This means that there is certainly a (4) _______ in the use of paper due to online communication. Many people read online newspapers nowadays, which means there is a decline in the number of people buying offline versions of (5) ________.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 3.