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 3.

received 

- The word appropriate for blank 3 is 'received'.

- The complete sentence is: The project received support from both American and Russian government officials.

- In this sentence, the verb "receive" is used in the past tense form, "received."

- It indicates that the project has already received support from both American and Russian government officials in the past. The action of receiving support has already happened, making the past tense the correct choice for this sentence.