In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Atlas was made to hold the sky upon his shoulders as a punishment. Once, Hercules (1)___________ to hold it for Atlas while the latter went looking (2)___________ golden apples. When Atlas returned, he saw Hercules (3)_____________ hard to hold the sky. The weight of the sky (4)____________ Hercules sweat and groan. Now Atlas did not want to (5)_____________ a job as arduous as that!
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number (5).