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 2.

program

- The word used to fill the blank 2 is 'program'.

- Thereby, the complete sentence is: The "Sesame Street" spinoff set out to be the first Russian-language educational TV program aimed specifically at preschoolers.

- In this sentence, "program" is used as a noun, referring to a planned series of activities or events with a specific purpose. In this context, it indicates that the "Sesame Street" spinoff is intended to be a series of educational television episodes designed for a particular audience.