您正在看的英语语法是:英语语法难点精析（二）。 XPect，like，mean，intend，want，prefer，hate等，如：    
    We don"t want there to be any comrades lagging behind，我们不希望有任何同志掉队。
    They hate there to be long queues everywhere.他们不愿意处处都要排长队。
    We have no objection to there being a meeting here．我们并不反对在这里开会。
    It isn"t enough for there to be a frost tonight，so I can leave Jim"s car out quite safely．(作状语)
    2)作状语多用there being结构，但若置于介词之后，for用there to be整个介词短语作程度状语，其它多半用there being。
    There being nobody else at hand, I had to do by myself．由于附近没有人，我只得独自干了。(原因状语)
    It’s too early for there to be anybody up．太早了，还不会有人起床。(作程度状语)
    There having been no rain for a long time，the ground was very dry．因为好长时间没下雨了，地面非常干燥。(原因状语)
    3)作主语时两种结构都可以，但如是用for引导则要用there to be。
It is not uncommon for there to be problems of communication between old and young．老人与年青人之间存在着沟通问题是很常见的。  
There being a kindergarten on campus is a great convenience to female teachers．幼儿园在校园内对女教师十分方便。
    4)作定语。 There be结构作定语时，定语从句中谓语为there be，there之前的关系代词常常省略。如：
    This is the fastest train (that) there is to Nanking．这是到南京的最快一班车。
    I must make full use of the time there is left to me and do as much as I can for the people．我要充分利用我剩下的岁月尽量为人民多做些事。

目标测试
1.______in the matriculation for postgraduate in a short time is really a hard nut．
A．To make high scores     B．Making high scores
C．To make low goal       D．Making low goal  
2.I found ________ to answer all the questions within the time given．
A．no possibility     B．there was impossibility
C．impossible         D．it impossible  
3.The students eXPected there _____ more reviewing classes before the final exams．
A．is     B．being     C．have been     D．to be    
4.You’re going to England next year. You should now practise ______       English as much as possible.
A. speak   B. to speak   C. speaking     D.   Speak about  
5.If we don’t start out now, we must risk ______ the train.
A. miss     B missing     C. being missed   D to miss  
6. The flexibility of film allows the artist _______ unstrained imagination to the animation of cartoon characters.
A．to bring     B．brining     C．is brought     D．brings
7.Although the lecture had already been on for five minutes，I still was not able to find a chair____.
A. to sit     B．for to sit on     C．to sit on     D．for sitting
8. Surely her daughter would make an even bigger effort ____