Check the verb structure
Identify the subject, time reference and any auxiliary before choosing the verb form.
My new bedroom [1] _____ at the back of our flat.
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A new room
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A new room · A1. Identify the subject, time reference and any auxiliary before choosing the verb form.
Complete twelve numbered gaps in an original English passage. Read both sides of each gap and use the whole context. The level is an editorial guide.
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A new room
Complete twelve numbered gaps in an original English passage. Read both sides of each gap and use the whole context. The level is an editorial guide.
My new bedroom [1] _____ at the back of our flat. There is [2] _____ old armchair beside the window. My sister [3] _____ me move the small desk after school every day this week.
She puts [4] _____ favourite plant on the desk. I keep the desk near the window [5] _____ I like reading in daylight. I do not [6] _____ a television in this room.
I usually finish my homework [7] _____ six o’clock. My father brings two shelves for my sister and [8] _____. The room is not large, [9] _____ everything has a place.
My school books [10] _____ on the lower shelf. I can [11] _____ the top shelf from the armchair without standing up. I close the door when I study [12] _____ the living room can be noisy.
A little clarity first
Check the word pattern
Read the words on both sides of a gap. Check articles, pronouns, prepositions and fixed expressions as a complete pattern.
There is [2] _____ old armchair beside the window.
Check the logical connection
Decide whether the surrounding ideas show cause, contrast, condition or reference. Then check the grammar required by the connector.
I keep the desk near the window [5] _____ I like reading in daylight.
Learning material
Use of EnglishA1
A new room
Complete twelve numbered gaps in an original English passage. Read both sides of each gap and use the whole context. The level is an editorial guide.
My new bedroom [1] _____ at the back of our flat. There is [2] _____ old armchair beside the window. My sister [3] _____ me move the small desk after school every day this week.
She puts [4] _____ favourite plant on the desk. I keep the desk near the window [5] _____ I like reading in daylight. I do not [6] _____ a television in this room.
I usually finish my homework [7] _____ six o’clock. My father brings two shelves for my sister and [8] _____. The room is not large, [9] _____ everything has a place.
My school books [10] _____ on the lower shelf. I can [11] _____ the top shelf from the armchair without standing up. I close the door when I study [12] _____ the living room can be noisy.
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A new room — gap 1
Choose the word or phrase for gap [1].
Your learning route
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Step 1 · Warm-up
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Step 2 · Build the skill
0/2Check the word pattern
Read the words on both sides of a gap. Check articles, pronouns, prepositions and fixed expressions as a complete pattern.
There is [2] _____ old armchair beside the window.03
Step 3 · Build the skill
0/1Check the logical connection
Decide whether the surrounding ideas show cause, contrast, condition or reference. Then check the grammar required by the connector.
I keep the desk near the window [5] _____ I like reading in daylight.04
Step 4 · Build the skill
0/1Check the verb structure
Identify the subject, time reference and any auxiliary before choosing the verb form.
My new bedroom [1] _____ at the back of our flat.05
Step 5 · New contexts
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Step 6 · A fresh challenge
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Lesson points
Check the verb structure
Identify the subject, time reference and any auxiliary before choosing the verb form.
My new bedroom [1] _____ at the back of our flat.Check the word pattern
Read the words on both sides of a gap. Check articles, pronouns, prepositions and fixed expressions as a complete pattern.
There is [2] _____ old armchair beside the window.Check the logical connection
Decide whether the surrounding ideas show cause, contrast, condition or reference. Then check the grammar required by the connector.
I keep the desk near the window [5] _____ I like reading in daylight.Questions & answers
Opening an answer records help for that question.
A new room — gap 1
Choose the word or phrase for gap [1].
- am
- are
- is
- be
Answer & explanation
is
Look at “My new bedroom [1] _____ at the back of our flat.”. Match the form of be to the subject and the stated time. Complete sentence: “My new bedroom is at the back of our flat.”.
A new room — gap 2
Choose the word or phrase for gap [2].
- a
- some
- an
- these
Answer & explanation
an
Look at “There is [2] _____ old armchair beside the window.”. This is one newly introduced singular countable thing; choose a or an according to its opening sound. Complete sentence: “There is an old armchair beside the window.”.
A new room — gap 3
Choose the word or phrase for gap [3].
- to help
- help
- helping
- helps
Answer & explanation
helps
Look at “My sister [3] _____ me move the small desk after school every day this week.”. A regular present habit needs the present simple; a singular third-person subject takes the -s form. Complete sentence: “My sister helps me move the small desk after school every day this week.”.
A new room — gap 4
Choose the word or phrase for gap [4].
- herself
- hers
- she
- her
Answer & explanation
her
Look at “She puts [4] _____ favourite plant on the desk.”. A possessive determiner comes before the noun; an object or independent pronoun cannot fill that position here. Complete sentence: “She puts her favourite plant on the desk.”.
A new room — gap 5
Choose the word or phrase for gap [5].
- because
- despite
- because of
- during
Answer & explanation
because
Look at “I keep the desk near the window [5] _____ I like reading in daylight.”. The second clause gives the reason for the first; use a causal connector rather than a contrast or result connector. Complete sentence: “I keep the desk near the window because I like reading in daylight.”.
A new room — gap 6
Choose the word or phrase for gap [6].
- having
- have
- had
- has
Answer & explanation
have
Look at “I do not [6] _____ a television in this room.”. After this auxiliary or modal, use the base form of the main verb. Complete sentence: “I do not have a television in this room.”.
A new room — gap 7
Choose the word or phrase for gap [7].
- to
- on
- in
- at
Answer & explanation
at
Look at “I usually finish my homework [7] _____ six o’clock.”. Use the time preposition required by this expression: clock times take at, and named days take on. Complete sentence: “I usually finish my homework at six o’clock.”.
A new room — gap 8
Choose the word or phrase for gap [8].
- me
- mine
- I
- my
Answer & explanation
me
Look at “My father brings two shelves for my sister and [8] _____.”. The verb or preposition needs an object pronoun, not a subject pronoun. Complete sentence: “My father brings two shelves for my sister and me.”.
A new room — gap 9
Choose the word or phrase for gap [9].
- but
- during
- despite
- because of
Answer & explanation
but
Look at “The room is not large, [9] _____ everything has a place.”. The ideas contrast. This connector is followed by a full clause; a noun-phrase preposition cannot replace it here. Complete sentence: “The room is not large, but everything has a place.”.
A new room — gap 10
Choose the word or phrase for gap [10].
- is
- am
- are
- be
Answer & explanation
are
Look at “My school books [10] _____ on the lower shelf.”. Match the form of be to the subject and the stated time. Complete sentence: “My school books are on the lower shelf.”.
A new room — gap 11
Choose the word or phrase for gap [11].
- reached
- reach
- reaches
- reaching
Answer & explanation
reach
Look at “I can [11] _____ the top shelf from the armchair without standing up.”. After this auxiliary or modal, use the base form of the main verb. Complete sentence: “I can reach the top shelf from the armchair without standing up.”.
A new room — gap 12
Choose the word or phrase for gap [12].
- because of
- during
- despite
- because
Answer & explanation
because
Look at “I close the door when I study [12] _____ the living room can be noisy.”. The second clause gives the reason for the first; use a causal connector rather than a contrast or result connector. Complete sentence: “I close the door when I study because the living room can be noisy.”.