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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.