An unfortunate incident_Tough Luck, Ah Teck!

After his movers had left, he (a)   towards the altar and pulled out the joss sticks.

He muttered a brief prayer (a)   and left the well-lit joss sticks on a table when the phone rang.

He (a)   towards the phone and picked it up.

Upon answering the call, he _______ down the phone and _______into the bathroom. It was his sons again, pleading with him to move in with them and forgo the idea of living alone.

(a)  

He (a)   turned them down and headed for a shower.

Despite having turned 79, Ah Teck was a fiercely (a)   old man, and he was adamant about living on his own.

As the refreshing water ________ over his body, he heard the _____ noise of something falling on the ground.

(a)  

He paid no attention until he saw _____ of the grayish-white _____ rise under the bathroom door.

(a)  

His curiosity was (a)   , and he flung open the bathroom door.

A famous roadside fortune-teller in the Chinatown district had helped Ah Teck to pick out the __________ day for him to move into his new home. The short 'move-in' ______was conducted according to Chinese tradition to bring good luck and blessings to him.

(a)