In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Readers have been (1) _________ conditioned that they feel embarrassed to admit that they find it hard (2) _________ stomach the work of a literary giant for fear it would betray their plebian taste. The (3) __________ is that a few read, and fewer enjoy, the novels of those who sit on the literary pedestal. We have (4) _________ ourselves to be persuaded that a book with a story can't be quite in the same class as a book that leaves us to (5) __________ what is unsaid.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.