In the following passage some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
Today I have a college admission interview with a Yale alum. Yale is Second-Best School, but for once, I put my foot down and (1) ______to apply to Best School (Harvard). The idea of (2) ______ Charlie’s younger brother at another school is a bridge entirely too far. Besides, (3) ______ knows if Harvard would even take me now that Charlie’s been suspended. My mom and (4) ______ are in the kitchen. Because of my interview, she’s steaming frozen mandu (dumplings) for me as a treat. I am having a pre-mandu appetizer of Cap’n Crunch (the best cereal known to mankind) and (5) ______ in my Moleskine notebook.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

In the following passage some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
Today I have a college admission interview with a Yale alum. Yale is Second-Best School, but for once, I put my foot down and (1) ______to apply to Best School (Harvard). The idea of (2) ______ Charlie’s younger brother at another school is a bridge entirely too far. Besides, (3) ______ knows if Harvard would even take me now that Charlie’s been suspended. My mom and (4) ______ are in the kitchen. Because of my interview, she’s steaming frozen mandu (dumplings) for me as a treat. I am having a pre-mandu appetizer of Cap’n Crunch (the best cereal known to mankind) and (5) ______ in my Moleskine notebook.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.