本于英语20分钟专题突破：there be句型

1. ―How many students, do you think, will be present at the speech?

―I expect      over 200 students then.

A．there being          B．there to be          C．there be               D．there been

2. Ann never dreams of _________ for her to be sent abroad very soon． 

A.there to be a chance                  B.there being a chance 

C.there be a chance                     D.being a chance

3. No one had told Smith about ____ a lecture the following day．

A.there be?     B.there would be       C.there was?      D.there being 

4. There ________ be a lot of small houses on both sides of the street.

A. used to           B. get used to           C. would               D. did use to

5. If ever again __________ happens an accident like this, we will have only ourselves to blame.

A. it            B. so               C. there              D. that

6. He said it was impossible for _________ a mistake in a computer’s calculation, so you can rly on that.

A. there being   B. there would be     C. there to be       D. there was

7. Ann never dreams of _________ for her to be sent abroad very soon.

A. there being a chance             B. there to be a chance

C. there be a chance                 D. being a chance

8.Once he starts talking about Chinese or foreign affairs, ancient or modern, __________.

A. there is no stopping of him        B. he is not to stop

C. there is no stopping him           D. it is no stopping him

9. The chairman insisted that there be a meeting ___________ within the shortest possible time.

A. to hold       B. to be held       C. to have been held     D. to be holding

10. Where _________ dirt, there are flies.

A. there has       B. is             C. there is             D. has there

11. Around the world _________ may be as many as a million earthquakes in a single year.

A. yet         B. they             C. there               D. has there

12. _________ no air, there would be no life on the earth.

A. There was    B. There were       C. Was there          D. Were there

13. ________, she went back to her room.

A. There was no cause for alarm        B. Without having cause for alarm

C. Being no cause for alarm            D. There being no cause for alarm

14. ________ to the railway station, we missed the train.

A. There is no bus                     B. No bus goes

C. There not being any bus             D. Not any bus

15. He said, “_________ a long way to school. _________ a long way to go yet before we arrive.”

A. It is … There is                B. There is … It is

C. It is … It is                   D. There is … There is

16. There has been a great increase in retail sales, ________?

A. does there    B. isn’t there      C. hasn’t there        D. isn’t it

17. We left the meeting, there obviously ________ no point in staying.

A. were         B. being              C. to be               D. having

18. There is no point _________ with him, since he has already made up his mind.

A. argue       B. to argue           C. in arguing          D. of arguing

19. There was a real possibility that these animals could be frightened, ______ a sudden loud noise.

A. being there    B. should there be    C. there was      D. there having been

20. It isn’t cold enough for there _________ a frost tonight, so I can leave Jim’s car out quite safely.

A. would be        B. being               C. was            D. to be

1. B  2. B  3. D  4.A  5.C   6.C  7.A  8.C  9.B 10. C  11.C   12.D

13. D  14.C  15.A  16. C  17.B  18. C 19.B  20.B