FCE Use of English Part 2, Test 9 - Sleep Inertia. Answer keys with useful explanations

FCE Use of English Part 2, Sleep Inertia

Answers and explanations

  1. like. To feel like doing something means to have the desire to do it. The negative form of the phrase is used here.
  2. for. ‘A reason for something’. Note that it is ‘a reason to do something’, but the context here is different.
  3. from. ‘Prevent’ is the verb that dictates the use of a preposition here. To prevent something from doing something.
  4. of. Make sure not to answer ‘in’.
  5. to. To refer to means to call it a particular name, e.g. ‘We normally refer to our clients as ‘business partners’.
  6. with. ‘With something in mind’ – keeping something in mind, considering something. ‘To keep in mind’ is another related phrase.
  7. both. This is the only fitting word as we want to refer to the two things at the same time – falling asleep and waking up.
  8. afford/manage. The idea here is that nobody has the luxury of choosing when to go to bed and to wake up when they please – most people have to live according to a certain schedule.