Grammar: Tom woke up relatively early.

Tom woke up relatively early. But he (a)   at once that he was not the first awake. There was somebody in the kitchen already. (UNDERSTAND)

Tom went out to inspect, and found that his dad was there –– he (a)   vegetables. (CUT)

It was rather strange –– everyone knew that dad (a)   cooking. (NOT LIKE)

“I wish I (a)   what you are doing,” he said. (KNOW)

Dad gave (a)   a smile and answered “Wait and see.” (HE)

He pulled out a juicing machine from the cupboard. Nobody had used it for ages and the machine (a)   with a thin layer of dust. Tom’s dad washed it and turned it on. (COVER)

Then he put a handful of carrots inside. Next he added cucumbers and (a)   . (TOMATO)

Dad made three large cups of the stuff. He took one and drank it. He handed the (a)   cup to Tom. To his surprise the juice tasted really good. (TWO)

“You don’t eat enough vegetables,” his dad said. “If you don’t like eating them, you’ll probably like drinking them.” Tom nodded. The juice was definitely (a)   than the stewed vegetables his mum cooked almost every day. (GOOD)