九、语法填空（共10小题，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

请务必将  80—89  小题的答案写在答题卡的相应位置！

Bob always took the newspaper to Grandpa White's home just before    80    (go) home. Grandpa White's was at the end of the road. Bob liked Grandpa White. He was often    81    (wait) for him near the front gate with lots of sweets    82    a nice cake. Besides, he often asked Bob about things he was doing --- about what he was going to    83    (do) for the summer and what he liked    84    (do).

The thing that Bob didn't like about Grandpa    85    his never-ending stories about his boyhood(童年）in California. Bob never asked to hear about Grandpa's boyhood, but he couldn't get away.

After Grandpa's wife    86    (die) in October, Bob could see that Grandpa was    87    (lone) than ever. He would often join Bob halfway along the road and walk along    88    him as he gave out the papers. Grandpa seemed to have all day, and Bob often was late for getting his papers to his customers(订报者), Bob didn't want to complain(抱怨), but the customers were    89    (happy).