Comprehension:

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.

The "Sesame Street" spinoff (1)_____ to be the first Russian-language educational TV (2)_________ aimed specifically at preschoolers. The project (3)________ support from both American and Russian government officials. "If we do not reform our (4)_________, we can hardly hope that we will reform our society," (5)_________ Elena Lenskaya, a director in Russia's Ministry of Education, during a 1992 U.S. congressional hearing on the planned adaptation.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

set out 

- To fill in the first blank, we use the words: set out.

- The complete sentence is: The "Sesame Street" spinoff set out to be the first Russian-language educational TV.

- In this sentence, "set out" is a phrasal verb that means to begin or start with a specific intention or purpose.

- When someone or something "sets out" to do something, it means they have a clear goal or objective in mind and are taking action to achieve it.