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12. Of the making of good books there is no end; neither ________ any end to their influence man’s lives.

A. there is B. there are C. is there D. are there

C。

解析:

前句有否定词no, 后句是用neither开头的部分倒装，排除A和B；又根据there be后的名词end是单数，be用is，而不用are，所以只有C正确。

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