根據題干中確定的信息，尋找其和選項未知詞匯的關系，進而根據具體的語言環境，確定答案，題干中的信息和選項的常見關系有：

　　1．并列或者解釋關系，例如：

　　41. As a _______actor, he can perform, sing, dance and play several kinds of musical instruments.

　　A) flexible B) versatile C) sophisticated D) productive

　　58. Somewhat shortsighted, she had the habit of ________at people.

　　A) glancing B) peering C) gazing D) scanning

　　2．轉折/強對比關系，例如：

　　44. Competition, they believe, _______ the national character than corrupt it.

　　A) enforces B) confirms C) intensifies D) strengthens

　　50. I think she hurt my feelings _________ rather than by accident as she claimed.

　　A) virtually B) deliberately C) literally D) appropriately

　　3．條件/因果關系，例如：

　　61. The poetry of Ezra Pound is sometimes difficult to understand because it contains so many ________ references.

　　A) obscure B) acute C) notable D) objective

　　62. The mayor was asked to ________his speech in order to allow his audience to raise questions.

　　A) constrain B) conduct C) condense D) converge

　　4． 搭配關系，包括介詞搭配和動賓搭配等，介詞搭配又分為動詞緊跟介詞和動詞遙控介詞兩種，例如：

　　63. The morning news says a school bus ________ with a train at the junction and a group of policemen were sent there immediately.

　　A) bumped B) collided C) crashed D) struck

　　動詞遙控介詞，例如：

　　45. The accident _______ him of his sight and the use of his legs.

　　A) excluded B) disabled C) deprived D) gripped

　　動賓搭配例如：

　　46. On weekends my grandma usually _______ a glass of wine.

　　A) subscribes to B) engages in C) hangs on D) indulges in

　　除此之外，中學所學過的詞匯，除個別熟詞僻義外，如果在選項中出現，對的可能性很小。例如：

　　62. This is the ______ piano on which the composer created some of his greatest works.

　　A) true B) original C) real D) genuine

　　AC選項都不對。

　　考察詞匯的重復率很高

　　根據統計，2006年1月 6個題的正確選項詞匯在1997年1月到2005年6月的留級詞匯考試中沒有考過，僅占總題量的20%；32個選項此沒有考過，占總選項詞匯的26%。2006年6月六級考試中，詞匯題的重復考察的詞匯比例也高達80%。如果再加上最近幾年在閱讀中出現過的詞匯和短語，再則重復考察的比例接近90%。