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 4.