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〜ておく
Reserve the hotel in advance of the trip.
Tested at JLPT N4 — 11 practice questions below.
Practice 〜ておく →〜ておく means 'do X in advance / get X done as preparation' — the action is completed now so it's ready for later. 客が来る前に supplies exactly that advance-preparation frame, and the を-marked object 部屋を掃除し shows deliberate action by the speaker, which ておく (not the stative てある with が) expresses. てみる would be an experiment and ています would still be in progress — neither guarantees a clean room when the guests arrive.
旅行の前にホテルを予約し＿＿＿。
Answer: ておきます · Try this question →
旅行の前に ___ 。
Answer: ホテルを · Try this question →
客が来る前に、部屋を掃除し＿＿＿。
Answer: ておきます · Try this question →