Strategies for cloze tests,steps to do cloze tests:,Step 1:,Read through the whole passage to grasp the main idea of it.,Step 2:,Try to fill in the blanks.,Step 3:,Read again and check.,What strategies have you got so far?,strategies,context,the first sentence,common sense,synonymy,some fixed phrases,logic,What strategies do you think are the most difficult to master?,context,logic,synonymy,1. My sister cleans the house from _ to bottom when she is expecting visitors. A. roof B. ground C. floor D. top 2. There are usually at least two _ of looking. A. means B. ways C. directions D. courses 3. The thief ran away at the _ of a policeman. A. sight B. screen C. sound D. seeing 4. The book is not _ what we paid. A. worth B. valuable C. cost D. dear 5. The city was _ to me, and I didnt know where to go. A. interesting B. large C. strange D. exciting,D B A A C,6. - At last day _ and it began to get light. - Its time for you to leave. A. lighted B. broke C. rose D. began 7. Smoking is not _ in the meeting hall. A. supposed B. allowed C. happened D. admitted 8. To ask someone for help is to turn _ him. A. to B. for C. on D. by 9. Did you get much _ from your holiday? A. honour B. benefit C. reward D. prize 10. She _ me to open the door. A. posted B. noticed C. signed D. drilled,B B A B C,Context is the key.,In the context, we can easily find out the repeat of words(词汇的复现), which is an important strategy in doing a cloze test.,The afternoon passed pleasantly with a few laughs and some small talk, and then Mark went home “ I had planned to run away and I was going home to pack my things. But after we spent some time together 52 and laughing, I realized that ” （2003 春，北京卷） 52. A. talking B. playing C. reading D. watching,( the repeat of the same words),The strange thing was that practically all the students went to class, and very few people stayed up late at night. Only the new people stayed up or _ class. (NMET2000春） A. attended B. took C. missed D. studied,( the repeat of words with opposite meanings ),The application(应用) of logic and analysis (分析), which is another important strategy in doing a cloze test, is based on the understanding of the context.,logic,On the whole, I think I am a better person for having gone to the school. I can read and write as well as anyone else of my age, and I can think better. Thats probably a real big difference between the free school and regular school the amount of _. (NMET2000, 春） A. reading B. gardening C. teaching D. thinking,Todd was working at his gas station at night when he heard over the radio that a bank in Long Island had been broken into by an armed man who had killed the night guard and got away with $150,000. “One hundred and fifty thousand,” Todd whistled. Heres a fellow who just walks into a bank and helps himself to so much money. Todd thought of the _ with which he managed to get the amount of money he needed to start his gas station. So many papers to sign, so much money to pay back. (NMET1997) A. satisfaction B. difficulty C. disappointment D. spirit,The native people said they knew of this creature and called it the “Yeti”, and they said that they had 39 caught Yetis on two occasions though none has ever been produced. (NMET 2001) 39. A. even B. hardly C. certainly D. probably,Test yourselves,My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling 21 , but I always knew he was 22 . He never criticized us, but used 23 to bring out our best. Hed say, “If you pour water on flowers, they flourish. If you dont give them water, they die.” I remember as a child I said something _24 _ about somebody, and my father said, “Any time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, its a reflection of you.” He explained that if I looked for the best in people, I would get the best in return. From then on Ive always tried to 25 the principle in my life and later in running my company. Dads also always been very 26 . At 15, I started a magazine. It was taking up a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a 27 : stay in school or leave to work on my magazine. I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision, as any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad persuaded me to go into law. And Ive 28_ regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, but I didnt pursue my dream. You know what you want. Go fulfill (实现) it.” As it turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national 29 for young people in the U.K. My wife and I have two children, and Id like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad _ 30 me.,21. A. biologist B. manager C. lawyer D. gardener 22. A. strict B. honest C. special D. learned 23. A. praise B. courage C. power D. warmth 24. A. unneces