有些题目是命题者有意在题干中加入了从句或插入语等，使主语与谓语、或主句与从句的位置分隔，人为地增加了试题难度。如果去掉干扰部分，题干结构就变得简单明了，从而化难为易。

11. Helen was much kinder to her youngest son than to the others,　　　　 , of course , made the others envy him.

A. who　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. that　　　 　 　　　　C. what　　　 　　 　　　D. which

有些题目是以疑问句、强调句、被动语态、倒装结构等形式出现的，如果还原其本来面目，变为正常语序或主动语态，答案便可一目了然。此法是解疑难单选题的一把钥匙。

10. It was　　　　 　back home after the experiment.

A. not until midnight did he go 　　　　　　　 B. until midnight that he didn’t go

C. not until midnight that he went　 　　 D. until midnight when he didn’t go

9. T/he news reporters hurried to the airport, only________ the film stars had left. (福建卷)

A. to tell　　　　　 　　 B. to be told　　　　　　　　 C. telling　 　　　　 D. told

是针对具体问题，灵活运用所学语言知识分析判断，得出答案。有的题目通过剖析题干结构，找出所设空白在整个句子中所作的成分，如主语、宾语、状语、补语等，再根据所给选项的基本用法就可得出答案。有的题目还需要根据空白与所修饰的成分或者整个句子的关系，才能确定其适当形式。此法常适用于语法考查类题目。如：

8. Anyway, that evening, ____ I’ll tell you more about later, I ended up staying at Rachel’s place. A. when　　 　　　　　　 B. where　　　 　　　 C. what　　　 　 D. which

7. ____ snacks and drinks, but they also brought cards for entertainment when they had a picnic in the forest. (上海卷)

A. Not only they brought　 　　　　　　　 B. Not only did they bring

C. Not only brought they　　　 　　　 D. Not only they did bring

6. ______ students are required to take part in the boat race. (浙江卷)

A. Ten strong young Chinese　　 　 B. Ten Chinese strong young

C. Chinese ten young strong　 　　　 D. Young strong ten Chinese

5. The accident is reported to have occurred __________ the first Sunday in February.

A. at　　　　　 　　　 B. on　　 　　　　 　　　C. in　　 　　　　 　D. to

有些题目是在固定词组、习惯搭配或常见句型中挖去某个组成部分，设置为空白。我们有的放矢地把所给选项代入题干，通过验证，选取语法正确、语义贴切、符合语境的最佳选项。我们把此法称之为代入法。代入法也可用于有规律可循的题目。如：有些题目是在固定词组、习惯搭配或常见句型中挖去某个组成部分，设置为空白。我们有的放矢地把所给选项代入题干，通过验证，选取语法正确、语义贴切、符合语境的最佳选项。我们把此法称之为代入法。

4. According to a recent U.S. survey, children spent up to 25 hours a week _________ TV.

A. to watch　　　 B. to watching　　 　　 C. watching　　　 　 D. watch

3. He speaks English well indeed, but of course not _____ a native speaker. (上海卷)

A. as fluent as　　　　　　　　　　 B. more fluent than　

C. so fluently as　 　　　　　　 D. much fluently than

2. What surprised me was not what he said but 　　　　　he said it. (湖北卷)

A. the way　 　 　　B. in the way that 　　　 C. in the way　　　 D. the way which