An old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and 4-year-old grandson. The old man’s hands  (1)  , his eyesight was not clear, and his  (2)  unsteady（不稳定的）. The family were  (3)  every night at the dinner table. But the elderly grandfather’s shaky hands and   (4)   sight made this rather difficult. Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. When he grasped the glass,   (5)  would often spill（洒落）onto the tablecloth. “We must do something about grandfather,”said the husband.

So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. There, grandfather ate  (6)  in the corner while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner at the dinner table.  (7)  grandfather had already broken a dish or two, his food was served in a  (8)  bowl. Sometimes, when the family  (9)  grandfather, he had a tear in his eye as he ate alone.  (10)  , the only words the couple had for him were sharp（1 1）when he dropped a fork or spilled food. The 4-year-old boy watched all this  (11)  .

One evening before supper, the father  (12)  his son playing with wood scraps（小块）on the floor. He asked the child sweetly: “What are you making?”Just as  (13)  , the boy answered: “Oh, I am making a little  (14)  for you and mama to eat your food from when I grow up.”The 4-year-old boy smiled and went back to  (15)  on it.

The words  (16)  the parents so much that they were  (17)  . Then tears started to stream down their cheeks.  (18)  no word was spoken, both knew what they had to do. That evening, the husband took grandfather’s hand and  (19)  led him back to the family table.