Last night the enlarged family went out for a meal at a carvery in a pub -the Toby Jug , Ewell , Surrey- to celebrate the double birthdays of Dad and my niece Francesca . Dad was 83 and Cesca was 28 . Poor old Dad ca n't hear so well in company so I had to sit next to the birthday boy and made sure he never missed the conversation .
According to the above context, choose the best option to answer the following question.
Question: Why was dad sitting so close to the celebrate ?
Options:
- To allow them to hear better .
 - So they could also be close to Francesca .
 - Because that 's their favorite child .
 - So they got the meal first .


To allow them to hear better .