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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Where _________ dirt, there are flies.

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

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

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