there 還是 it　　

請看下面這道題：　　

_________ doesn’t seem to have been much difficulty in solving the problem.　　

A. It                        B. That                        C. There                        D. He　　

許多同學一看選項便想當然地認為，這是考查形式主語 it 的用法，所以便毫不猶豫地選了A。同學們仔細想想看，假若此題選形式主語 it，那么真正的主語在哪兒呢？沒有。其實，此題應選C，屬 there be 句型一種比較復雜的表現形式，請看下面幾個句子，它們均屬there be 句型，但結構一個比一個復雜：　　

There is much difficulty in solving the problem.　　

There seems to be much difficulty in solving the problem.　　

There seems to have been much difficulty in solving the problem.　　

There doesn’t seem to have been much difficulty in solving the problem.　　

以下各句用的是否是 there be句型，你看得出來嗎?（答案均選B）　　

(1) There is going to _________ a class meeting tonight　　

A. have                        B. be                        C. do                            D. attend　　

(2) _________ used to be a big tree in front of the old house.　　

A. It                            B. There                    C. They                        D. That　　

(3) _________ happened to be a foreign teacher there.　　

A. It                            B. There                       C. They                     D. That　　

(4) There seems to _________ a storm soon.　　

A. have                        B. be                            C. fall                        D. blow　　

(5) _________ have been many such accidents here recently.　　

A. It                             B. There                      C. They                      D. We　　

(6) There must have _________ something wrong with the machine.　　

A. gone                         B. been                       C. had                        D. done　　

(7) _________ is said to be no life on the moon.　　

A. It                             B. There                      C. That                        D. He