FCE Use of English Part 2, Morning Commute

Answers and explanations

9. forward. ‘However’ means that we are contrasting this sentence to the previous one. Richard did not use to like mornings, but now he looks forward to them.
10. to. To move to a place means to go to live there. Do not confuse it with ‘to move in’, which is usually about moving in a flat or a house.
11. by. To know by name means exactly what it says – to know what somebody’s name is. ‘My son has been in this class for two years but he still does not know most of kids who study with him by name’.
12. long. ‘To take long’ means to need a lot of time to do something. The context of the sentence that comes next suggests that the wait was not too long for Richard.
13. despite. Another case of contrast is given to us. Rush hour is the time of the day when roads are quite busy, including more people using public transport. However, there were plenty of free seats.
14. on. It is ‘on the bus’, not ‘in the bus’. The latter is more commonly used when you talk about a particular part , e.g. ‘in the front of the bus’.
15. where. Here, we are referring to a particular place with ‘where’.
16. without. Once again the context is what we cannot make the right choice without. Sitting by the window means that you are out of the way of people who are leaving the bus.