A DIACHRONIC RESEARCH OF TESTING-POINT VALIDITY OF CLOZE IN CET-4

Cloze test is one of the common patterns in language testing at home and abroad,which mainly examines the integrated English ability of the test candidates.With CET-4 papers from December 2007 to December 2010 as samples,this article analyses its validity from text selection,testing-point gradation and testing-point validity.Results show that the cloze tests tally with the requirements of CET-4 Testing Syllabus with proper texts and rational testing-point gradation.But the cloze test should enhance its comprehensiveness and textual function further in the future.