Part I Structure and Vocabulary
Sections A
Directions:Beneath each of the following sentences, there are four choices marked A),B),C)andD).Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET I by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets with a pencil. (5 points)
Example:
I have been to the Great Wall three times _____ 1979.
A)fromB)afterC)forD)since
The sentence should read,"I have been to the Great Wall three times since 1979."Therefore, you should choose D).
- I worked so late in the office last night that I hardly had time _____ the last bus .
A)to have caught
B)to catch
C)catching
D)having caught
- As it turned out to be a small house party, we _____ so formally.
A)needn't dress up
B)did not need have dressed up
C)did not need dress up
D)needn't have dressed up
- I apologize if I _____ you, but I assure you it was unintentional .
A)offend
B)had offended
C)should have offended
D)might have offended
- Although a teenager, Fred could resist _____ what to do and what not to do .
A)to be told
B)having been told
C)being told
D)to have been told
- Greater efforts to increase agricultural production must be made if food shortage _____ avoided .
A)is to be
B)can be
C)will be
D)has been
- Doing your homework is a sure way to improve your test scores, and this is especially true _____ it comes to classroom tests .
A)before
B)as
C)since
D)when
- There are over 100 night schools in the city, making it possible for a professional to be re-educated no matter _____ he does .
A)how
B)where
C)what
D)when
- I've kept up a friendship with a girl whom I was at school _____ twenty years ago .
A)about
B)since
C)till
D)with
- He wasn't asked to take on the chairmanship of the society, _____ insufficiently popular with all members .
A)being considerd
B)considering
C)to be considered
D)having considered
- _____ for the timely investment from the general public,our company would not be so thriving as it is .
A)Had it not been
B)Were it not
C)Be it not
D)Should it not be
