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To complete the exercise, we need to transform the verb in brackets to fit the context of the passage grammatically. Let’s analyze each blank: 1. **Blank 1: "that he was alone there."** - The context implies a past action that was ongoing. The correct form is the past continuous: **"WAS"** (since 'was' is already the given part, ensures the sentence reflects an ongoing past action). 2. **Blank 2: "He got up _____ headed to the kitchen."** - This indicates a sequence of past events, so we use the past simple form: **"AND"**. 3. **Blank 3: "There ______ (BE) nobody in it but he felt the delicious aroma of fresh baking."** - Here we’re talking about a past state. The past simple form is appropriate: **"WAS"** (There was nobody...). 4. **Blank 4: "A large bowl of doughnuts _____ on a wooden table."** - This describes an ongoing state in the past, so again we use the past simple form for existence: **"WAS"**. 5. **Blank 5: "with a white kitchen towel but Jeff ______ very tempted."** - This needs a past simple construction reflecting a past feeling: **"FELT"**. 6. **Blank 6: "When he was devouring his second one, his grandmother appeared at the doorway."** - Past simple continuous tense fits to show an interrupted ongoing action: **"WAS DEVOURING"**. By transforming the verbs in brackets appropriately, the text becomes grammatically correct and logical within the given context.