1 . Easy as the problem is _______, I’m still worried about _______ another breakdown.

A．worked out; there is	B．to work out; there being
C．working out; it is	D．to be worked out; it being

2 . ---Have all the mysteries been cleared up?
--- Almost. But ______ only one question ______.

A．there remains; answered	B．it remains; to be answered
C．there remains; to be answered	D．it remains; answered

3 . It’s natural for there ________ a generation gap between parents and their children.

A．being

B．having been

C．to be

D．to have been

4 . We never dreamed of there _______ such a quiet place in the noisy city.

A．had been	B．was
C．being	D．to be

5 . ________ is a good chance that I'll finish the work tomorrow.

A．It	B．There
C．This	D．That

6 . ________ seems to have been great difficulty in turning out excellent graduates.

A．That

B．What

C．It

D．There

7 . —We didn’t find the Blacks ________ the lecture.
—No one had told them about ________ a lecture the following day.

A．attending；there being	B．to attend；there to be
C．attended；there be	D．attend；there was

8 . We left the small town, ______ clearly_____ no need to stay.

A．there; being	B．it; was
C．it; being;	D．there; was

9 . The students in our school expected ______ more time for reviews and exercises before the College Entrance Examination next year.

A．there being

B．there has

C．there had

D．there to be

10 . ________ no point in beating around the bush. Let's ________.

A．It's; come straight to the point

B．There's; come to the point

C．This is; get to the point

D．That is; reach the point