Complete the gaps using either the present perfect or past simple form of the verbs in the brackets. When you have finished, compare your answers with those of another student. 1. Yesterday we (play) football after class.
2. The boys (clean) the car. It looks new again.
3. We (just, read) the book. Now we can watch the film.
4. I first (meet) my best friend three years ago.
5. None of my family members (ever, visit) another country before.
6. She (buy) her car when she was working in a business company.​

1. played

2. cleaned

3. just, read  > (no changing forms, this will stay as it is)

4. met

5. ever, visited  

6. bought

Explanation:

1. Yesterday we played football after class.

2. The boys cleaned the car. It looks new again.

3. We just read the book. Now we can watch the film.

4. I first met my best friend three years ago.

5. None of my family members ever visited another country before.

6. She bought her car when she was working in a business company.​

hello,

your answer is a) the metaphor suggests that the poetic themes are serious and dark.

collins is comparing the poem to a dark room. he is suggesting that the poems theme is serious and wants you to understand it. you don't need to understand the poet in order to understand the poem. you also don't need to move around while reading it. he is simply saying the poem has a dark and serious theme.

- i.a -