①重点读懂第一段第一句。
完形填空在这一点和阅读理解很像，经常会在第一段第一句引出文章议题，只要读懂这一句就能把握文章主要方向，做题也瞬间容易了。例如:
Some people worry about my collecting of those fascinatingbirds and animals that they pay to see in the z00. One of the questions that is always askedis_ 51 I became an animal collector.
②圈出选项与文章相同的词。
只要发现题目选项有与文章相同的词，一定要圈出来并加以推敲，极有可能就是答案。例如:
But_ 54 , after long waiting, the company posted each person such a letter. If the_ 58 letter surprised and delighted thousands of employees, the second letter almost_ 59 _them to tears.
以下为第54题的选项:
A. to their surprise
B. to their despair
C. with good luck
D. with bad luck
根据全文情景，本题可选A或C，但是因为后文再次出现了A选项的 surprise,所以选A的理由更加充分。这种技巧，每年完形几乎都能用得上!
③圈出同义词&反义词。
只要发现题目选项有与文章相关的同义词或反义词，一定要圈出来，答案通常就在这些词里面。例如:
(1) As he puts himself in his student's place, he is able to understand his_ 52 and they're able to understand him.
A. pupils
B. classmates
C. fellows
D. friends
文中出现的student和A选项的pupil (学生，常指小学生)相近,而答案的确就是A。
(2) The second letter almost_ 59 _them to tears.So who would not be touched by such care?
A. moved
B. changed
C. swept
D. hit
文中的touch有“感动”的意思，与A选项的move“感动”对应。
④从句和固定搭配。
完形也会考到从句和固定搭配，所以学好从句以及记好固搭配不仅对单项有用，对完形也大有裨益。例如:
56 I grew a little older, we lived in Greece.
A. Since
B. Although
C. When
D. So
时间状语从句，选C。
I have a_ 57 number of pets, ranging from snakes to seahorses.
A. many
B. much
C. great
D. big
固定搭配a great number of (大量) ，故选C。
⑤同元素排除。
有时候有的选项属于同一类型，简而言之，如果选了其中一个另外一个也符合，这就造成了冲突，所以两者或三者都应排除。例如:
58 , because people today live longer after an ilness than people did years before.
A. Therefore
B. However
C. Moreover
D. Whereas
选项B和D都可表示“ 然而”，属于同元素，因此可以优先排除。
Just as the chairman_ 62 , on the day of receiving the second letter, thousands of employees rushed back to the company.
A. did
B. acted
C. expected
D. understood
选项A和B放到第62题里，都可表示"正如老板所做的一样"，属于同元素，因此可以优先排除。