一、解释参照法：利用句中的释义推导
此种方法的依据是词汇题的题干中一部分词是对另一部分词汇意思的解释。
1. The medicine is on sale everywhere. You can get it at ______ chemist's.(1997年6月CET4)
A) each B) some C) certain D) any
正确选项为D)。本题中前一句中的everywhere就决定了第二句中的空格处填(at) any (chemist's)。
2. The manager spoke highly of _______such as loyalty, courage and truthfulness shown by his employees.(1998年1月CET4)
A) virtues B) features C) properties D) characteristics
正确选项为A)。本句中as后面的名词loyalty(忠诚)，courage(勇气)to truthfulness(实事求是)是对空格处名词进行的解释。本句中的三个名词归纳起来都属于人应当具有的"美德"，所以本题的答案为A)。
3. I hope that you'll be more careful in typing the letter. Don't _______ anything.(1991年1月CET4)
A) lack B) withdraw C) omit D) leak
正确选项为C)。前边的I hope that you'll be more careful决定的后边的要填C)项omit,意思是"遗漏"。
二、因果参照法：利用句中的因果关系推导
这种方法的依据是题干中的分句之间存在的因果关系。
1. Some old people don't like pop songs because they can't ______ so much noise.(1997年1月CET4)
A) resist B) sustain C) tolerate D) undergo
正确选项为C)。本句从don't like…，推出后边的can't tolerate，表示"不能容忍"的意思。
2. The poetry of Ezra Pound is sometimes difficult to understand because it contains so many _______ references.(1997年1月CET6)
A) obscure B) acute C) notable D) objective
正确选项为A)。通过结果"difficult to understand"推出正确项"obscure"，意思是"含糊难解的"。其他三个选项的意思分别是：B)敏锐，剧烈的；C)显著的，明显的；D)客观的。
3. Being somewhat shortsighted, she had the habit of ______ at people.(1997年1月CET6)
A) glancing B) peering C) gazing D) scanning
正确选项为C)。通过原因"short sighted"推出正确选项C) gazing，意思是"凝视，盯着"。
4.Since the matter was _____ extremely，we dealt with it immediately.(1998年1月CET4)
A) tough B) tense C) urgent D) instant
正确选项为C)。后半句中的副词"immediately"可以推出前半句的"urgent"(迫切的，紧急的)。
5. The shy girl felt _______ and uncomfortable when she could not answer her teacher's questions.(1998年6月CET4)
A) amazed B) awkward C) curious D) amused
正确选项为B)。句中and后边的uncomfortable 是空白处所填入词的近义词，所给四个选项中只有awkward(尴尬的，难堪的)与uncomfortable意思相近。
三、转折参照法：利用句中的转折关系推导
这种方法的依据是题干中存在的转折关系。做题时可以通过转折词来确定选项，也可以通过句中词来确定选项中的转折词。
1. Even though he was guilty, the _____ judge did not send him to prison.(1997年1月CET6)
A) merciful B) impartial C) conscientious D) conspicuous
正确选项为A)。有罪而没有被判刑，表明法官是一个"仁慈"的人。所以A)项正确。其他三项的意思分别是：B) 正直的、公正的；C) 有良心的；D) 显著的。
2._______their differences, the couple were developing an obvious and genuine affection for each other.(1998年1月CET4)
A) But for B) For all C) Above all D) Except for
正确选项为B)。句中的their differences, obvious and genuine affection可确定选项中的转折词只能是for all，意思是"尽管"。
3. Most nurses are women, but in the higher ranks of the medical profession women are in a _______.(1997年6月CET6)
A) scarcity(21%) B) minority(43%) C)minimum D) shortage(23%)
正确选项为B)。通过most…but…可确定本题的正确选项为B)，与most相对，表达"少数"的意思。
四、对比比较参照法：利用句中的反义或对比推导
此种方法是通过句中的转折词、或反义词、或对比词来确定选项。
1. These goods are _____ for export, though a few of them may be sold onthe home market.(1998年6月CET4)
A) essentially B) completely C) necessarily D) remarkably
正确选项为A)。通过转折词though和对比词export与home market以及a few可确定选项为A)，意思是"基本上"。其他三项都不符合句意。
2. Mr. Morgan can be very sad _______ , though in public he is extremely cheerful.(1997年1月CET4)
A) by himself B) in person C) in private D) as individual
正确选项为C)。通过后半句的转折词though和对比词in public…cheerful来确定sad in private，意思是"私下里"。
3. Why should anyone want to read _______ of books by great authors when the real pleasure comes from reading the originals?
(97年6月-CET6)
A) themes B) insights C) digests D) leaflets
正确选项为C)。这里originals(原著)与空格处的词相对，所以空格处的词意思应当是"文摘，摘录"，显然，只有C)项为正确选择。
4. I think she hurt my feelings ________ rather than by accident as she claimed.(1997年1月CET6)
A) virtually B) deliberately C) literally D) appropriately
正确选项为B)。ranther than表明了by accident与空格处意思相对。by accident的意思是"偶然地，不经意地"，与此相对的应当是deliberately，"故意地"。
