完型填空主要测试考生对词汇和语法的掌握程度，词汇与语法的比例为1：2。
 在一篇200字左右的文章中空出10个空，第一句不设空。由于篇幅短小，生词较少，所以整体难度比较低。但是分值很高，占据20分，是性价比很高的题目，我们要重视这个题目。本题主要测试考生的词汇，语法以及逻辑理解能力，根据上下文的推理能力。
Double Income and No Kids (DINK) becomes fashionable in China. The DINK couples are usually regarded as those who have higher educations and __31__ careers with higher incomes. The increase in DINK families has shattered the Chinese traditional idea of the family and __32__  typical.
A survey conducted recently in Beijing by a market survey company __33__ that about 3.3 percent of 1,300 surveyed families in Beijing said they have __34__ plans to have children. It is estimated there are about 600,000 DINK families in large cities like Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and Chongqing.
Why they choose such a lifestyle is concluded in __35__ reasons. Some are showing great worry for the rapid growth of population; some are indulged in building a more well-off family; some are showing sharp __36__ to get themselves free from the obligation of raising children.
__37__, most people still believe it is necessary to bear a child to keep the family line on. As an old Chinese saying goes, there are three aspects in failing to be a filial son and the __38__ serious one is to have no heir for the family. So childless couples will suffer discrimination __39__ family members and neighbors.
But it is clear that the new tide of ideas has come, which suggests young people __40__ to choose their own way of life. They are installing modern ideas into traditional families and society. In the modernization process, personal choices will be highly respected.
31.  A. stable           B. available         C. achievable        D. liable
32.  A. had become      B. may become      C. became           D. becomes
33.  A. directed         B. induced          C. indicated          D. dictated
34.  A. no             B. not              C. hardly            D. scarcely
35.  A. elegant          B. abundant         C. similar           D. various
36.  A. tension          B. attention         C. intention          D. interaction
37.  A. Moreover        B. However         C. According        D. Generally
38.  A. most            B. more            C. latest             D. less
39.  A. into             B. to               C. at               D. from
40.  A. wanted          B. should want       C. want             D. had wanted
Part Three 真题演练
2010年GCT英语真题
第四部分 外语运用能力测试(英语)
(50题，每题2分，满分100分)
Part One  Vocabulary and Structure
Directions:
     There are ten incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
1. Making energy use completely harmless to the environment ____________ very difficult and usually economically expensive.
   A. is            B. are          C. have been    D. shall be
2. ___________ no gravity, there would be no air around the earth, hence no life.
   A. If there had been               B. If there was
   C. Had there been                 D. Were there
3. Some members of the committee suggested that the meeting___________
   A. being postponed                B. to be postponed
   C. be postponed                  D. postponed
4. Is there anything else ___________ you want to get ready for the party this evening?
   A. which        B. who         C. that         D. what
5. Since any answer may bring ____________ to his government, the spokesman tried to avoid the question.
   A. commitment                   B. embarrassment
   C. failure                        D. benefit
6. It is possible for a person to ___________ negative attitudes and gain healthy confidence needed to realize his or her dreams.
  A. get rid of                      B. get away with
  C. get out of                     D. get along with
7. By the end of this term, the girls ____________ the basic rules of dinner party conversation.
   A. will learn                     B. will have learned
   C. have learned                   D. are learning
8. If you miss the cultural references ______________ a word, you're very likely to miss its meaning.
   A. below                      B. before
   C. beyond                      D. behind
9. I cannot _____________ your plan, for I see no money return for the pursuit.
   A. approve of                    B. argue with
   C. turn down                     D. give up
10. The thief was so ___________ by the bright lights and barking dogs that he left hastily.
   A. annoyed                    B. frightened
   C. puzzled                     D. disappointed
Part Two  Reading Comprehension
Directions:
    In this part there are three passages and one table, each followed by five questions or unfinished statements. For each of them, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
Questions 11-15 are based on the following passage:
    Firefighters are often asked to speak to school and community groups about the importance of fire safety, particularly fire prevention and detection. Because smoke detectors reduce the risk of dying in a fire by half, firefighters often provide audiences with information on how to install these protective devices in their homes.
    Specifically, they tell them these things: A smoke detector should be placed on each floor of a home. While sleeping, people are in particular danger of an emergent fire, and there must be a detector outside each sleeping area. A good site for a detector would be a hallway that runs between living spaces and bedrooms.
    Because of the dead-air space that might be missed by hot air bouncing around above a fire, smoke detectors should be installed either on the ceiling at least four inches from the nearest wall, or high on a wall at least four, but no further than twelve, inches from the ceiling.