In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Children are the future of any country and a country that does not take care of this (1) ________ resource suffers later. A successful nation is that which makes its youth strong enough to lift this (2) ________ responsibility on their shoulders. (3) ________, this is not the case in our country. Education, which is a necessity, is still a (4) ________ here. Poor people (5) ________ to send their children to school.

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

1. A
   valued
2. B
   extravagant
3. C
   valuable
4. D
   worthless