Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.
An old man lived with his son, his daughter-in-law and his four-year-old grandson. The family would eat together nightly. But the elderly grandfather always made 小题1: terrible mess on the table because of his shaky hands. 小题2: the couple set a small table at the corner. There, the grandfather ate alone, 小题3: the rest of the family enjoyed their dinner at the dinner table.
Because the old man had broken a lot of dishes, his food was served in wooden bowls. The four-year-old boy watched it all 小题4: silence.
One evening, the father noticed his son playing with wood scraps. 小题5: asked the child, “What are you making?” The boy replied, “Oh, I’m making bowls for you and Mama to eat your food from 小题6: I grow up.”
The couple finally realized 小题7: they should do. That evening, he led the old man back 小题8: the family table. For the remaining days, the old man ate every meal with the family.