這一規律怎樣應用呢?雖然有時你會被問到出題者不會給你提供信息然后讓你基于這些信息得出結論。相反，他們給你提供信息并問你這些信息。基本上，他們都是讓你重復剛剛給你的信息。答案就在你眼前......一篇文章的主題或為這篇文章選一個合適的標題，但絕大多數的問題都會關注文章中給出的細節信息。你要做的僅是把他提供的信息再重復給他。你不會被要求基于這些信息得出結論。以下面的摘錄為例：

“Research in Britain has shown that “green consumers” continue to flourish as a significant group amongst shoppers. This suggests that politicians who claim environmentalism is yesterday’s issue may be seriously misjudging the public mood.” Based upon this passage, you will never be asked a question like:“There has been a continued presence of “green consumers” in the British market because of …”

A. the rise of the Green party.

B. Concern with global warming

C. Fear of Mad Cow Disease

D. Concern with general state of environment

這些答案都沒有的文章中出現。所以，雅思考試絕不會問這類問題。相反，他們會問這樣的問題：

“Politicians may have “misjudged the public mood” because…”

A. they are pre-occupied with the recession and financial problems.

B. There is more widespread interest in the environmental agenda than they anticipated.

C. Consumer spending has increased significantly as a result of “green” pressure.

D. Shoppers are displeased with government policies on a range of issues.

正如文中所說，政治家們認為消費者不再關心環境問題是他們錯誤判斷了民意。答案顯易見。這就是雅思考試的出題方法。正確答案是“B”。

對于此規律也會出現一些例外，我們也發現了一些。但至少現在我們弄清了自己的任務。我們的任務并非掌握或記憶面前的信息，而是了解出題者讓我們尋找的信息是什么。因為我們知道可以找得到所有的答案，下面我們要掌握的就是怎樣尋找了。如果我們的閱讀的同時就知道要找什么，我們甚至可能在知道問題是什么之前就找到答案。