Many students have difficulty in cracking cloze tests(完型填空). You have no exception. So I will help you to crack it. From my point of view, cloze tests are___41___ jigsaw puzzles(拼图). You can never deny that it___42___patience and time to solve them. You have to have ___43___eyes to find the clues just like detectives. Sometimes you can not discover the proper answer___44___you finish reading whole passage. Words, especially the ___45___between them are essential for you do it better. You are required to read ___46___the lines. I also want to stress the ability of analyzing the discourse(语篇). It is often heard that cracking cloze tests is beyond English itself. It may largely depend on the general knowledge or your common sense besides vocabulary. Above are my tips for dealing with the test.
Next I would like to share 3 steps you can adopt in the following practice. To begin with, read the first and the last sentence to have an overall understanding of the whole passage. Then___47___ filling in the blanks according to the context. In the end, reread the whole passage to___48___the answers.
Since it is a cost-effective question type, it needs more efforts. I really hope you can get a high ___49___within 18 mins(the time limit for finishing the cloze test). I am expecting you have a____50____of achievement in my class.
41. A. like B. as C. to D. with
42. A. spends B. takes C. occupies D. costs
43. A. big B. sharp C. bright D. proper
44. A. until B. after C. since D. though
45. A. distinction B. similarity C. meaning D. character
46. A. among B. between C. in D. beneath
47. A. try B. avoid C. enjoy D. imagine
48. A. make B. adjust C. test D. adopt
49. A. mark B. achievement C. progress D. advancement
50. A. organ B. weapon C. touch D. sense
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