1998  年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题
Section I    Structure and Vocabulary
Part A Directions:
Beneath each of the following sentences, there are four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D].
Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET 1 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] from
[B] after [C] for [D] since
The考研英语1真题 sentence should read, “I have been to the Great Wall three times since 1979.” Therefore, you should choose [D].
1.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
2.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
3.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
4.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
5.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
6.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
7.There are over 100 night schools in the city, making it possible for a professional to be reeducated no matter    he does.
[A] how [B] where [C] what [D] when
8.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
9.He wasn’t asked to take on the chairmanship of the society,    insufficiently popular with all members.
[A] being considered [B] considering
[C] to be considered [D] having considered