空档所缺内容是惯用短语或其一部分，要是熟悉这一短语，就能比较容易地找到正确答案，有时也涉及几个惯语之间意义或形式上的比较。如：
Dear fellow students：
The Student Union is going t01a fund-raising variety show on Friday，12th March，1980.The-2 of the show is to raise money f10r the3 0f our School Magazine.As we all know，the Magazine will record the important events which4place during the past school year.It is like a mirror，5our joy and SOrrOW 6and disappointments and above all，failures and achievements.As students 0f this C0llege，we7 to 8folk-dances，singing，Kong fu display and a comedy9by the Drama Society.
Two well.known singers，A1bert Wong and Judy Kwan，will be our10of honour.At the end of the show.there will be al 1 Draw.Prizes for the12are as attractive as they ale valuable.Tickets are of two kinds，costing$lO and$6 each13.They ale now14at the Student Union office Finally，we hope that the variety show will tum15.Looking16to your support. Chairman of the Student Union Peter Lee
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2.A.reasonB.causeC.excuse D.aim
3.A.publicationB.appearanceC.birth D.possibility
4.A.tookB.happenedC.came D.Stood
5.A.renectingB.shiningC.AbsorbingD.seeing
6.A.1essonsB.activitiesC.programmesD.hopes
7.A.mustB.shouldC.dare D.ought
8.A.containB.includeC.consist D.belong
9.A.presentedB.shownC.doneD.played
10.A.peopleB.friendsC.hosts D.guests
11.A.PictureB.FortuneC.Happy D.Lucky
12.A.condidatesB.competitomC.winners D.chosen
13.A.oneB.aloneC.respectivelyD.other
14.A.on saleB.sellingC.avail of D.to obtain
15.A.succeedB.successfulC.out a successD.the suecess
16.A.backB.forwardC.onwardD.up