In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Comprehension:
And you could hardly call it a (1) ________ at all, because Uncle Bob held his (2) _______ as though he had hold of a shovel, and tried to scoop up every ball that came over the net, even those he should have left for Uncle Ted. And then he took off his (3) _______ and played in just his trousers and stockinged feet, and with his face split nearly in two by his grin, he started (4) _______ over the net, and playing on Arnold’s side instead. And the ball would (5) ______on the roof of the house, or land in the rambler roses and bring down a shower of petals, and getting it again Uncle Bob would shake down more petals all over himself, so they’d be in his hair.