配對題屬於較為特殊的選擇類題型，這一種題型有三大題型特點：
① 題目本身包括題幹及匹配選項的內容;
② 考生在聽的'過程中需要對題幹、選項匹配內容和錄音三組資訊進行理解和對應，這也是這一種題型其難點所在;
③ 定位較容易
考試中，配對題有三種常見形式：
① 選項多餘空
② 選項等於空
③ 選項少於空。
其中，② 選項等於空：即一對一匹配，除了選項利用率上與①不同之外，其餘的出題特徵和做題思路極為相近
我們先來看選項多於空的配對題：
What change has been made to each part of the theatre?
Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-G, next to questions 11-16.
RIVENDEN CITY THEATRE
A doubled in number
B given separate entrance
C reduced in number
D increased in size
E replaced
F strengthened
G temporarily closed
Part of the theatre
11 box office
12 shop
13 ordinary seats
14 seats for wheelchair users
15 lifts
16 dressing rooms