雅思听力选择题为了增加难度，会连续给出几个干扰答案，但只有一个答案是对应这道题目的。所以，如果碰到数个相似答案连续轰炸的时候，考生必须看清题目，掌握雅思听力选择题技巧，并排除干扰信息。这种干扰项常常出现在选择题的选项中，即出题人故意把录音中的部分信息，作为选项给出。要破解这个难题，无非是听懂整个句子，而不是仅靠几个单词的对应去判断。在此，告诫所有考生，千万不能 " 听风就是雨 "。
真题范例：剑桥真题 5 Test 2 Section 2 Question 12
Dan ’ s neighbor was successful in business because he
A employed carpenters from the area.
B was the most skilled craftsman in the town.
C found it easy to reach customers.
本题答案： C。
原文录音： My neighbor ’ s business was business was unusually successful, and for years I couldn ’ t understand why. Then I realized having a bike meant he could get where he wanted to go without much trouble. Other local carpenters could only accept jobs in a three-kilometer radius, so no matter how skilled they were; they could never do as many jobs as neighbor.
破题密码： 本题难度适中，但出现了很多干扰信息，平时如果只靠 " 只字片语 " 来判断答案，这类题目就很难拿分了。
题目：Dan 的邻居在事业上很成功，是因为他…原文：Then I realized having a bike meant he could get where he wanted to go without much trouble. ( 我意识到他有了一辆自行车就意味着他可以无阻碍地到任何他想去的地方。 )
答案 C：found it easy to reach customers. ( 感到找到客户很容易。 ) 与听力原文相符，所以答案 C 正确。
干扰信息： 答案 A：employed carpenters from the area. ( 雇佣了当地的木匠 )
答案 A 中的 carpenters 会在原文录音中听到，但原文中 "Other local carpenters could only accept jobs in a three-kilometer radius" 译为：其他当地木匠只可以在方圆 3 公里 ( 半径 ) 内找到工作。根本没有提到雇佣，所以答案 A 错误。

答案 B：was the most skilled craftsman in the town. ( 是城里手艺—较好的工匠 ) 答案 B 中的 skilled 会在原文录音中听到，但原文中 "so no matter how skilled they were, they could never do as many jobs as neighbor." 译为：无论他们的手艺多么精湛，他们都不能和邻居做一样多的工作，与答案 B 中的意思相差很大，所以答案 B 错误。