Ex.11. Fill in the blanks with the verb to be in the required tense form.
1) There ___ specialized schools where you can get secondary education as well as good
knowledge of English or German. 2) There ___ no bridge in this place and we took a boat to cross
the river. 3) There ___ so many interesting excursions that he didn’t know which one to choose.
4) In Metro there ___ special pumps and fans that suck in the air from the street, purify it and make
it warm or cool on its way to the station. 5) There ___ not enough time for us to catch the next train.
6) In the very first days of railways there ___ no signals and there ___ no need for them. 7) In Great
Britain there ___ left-hand traffic and a foreign driver must be very attentive. 8) The construction of
the first tunnels required much time, effort and money because there ___ no special equipment for it.
9) There ___ road works in the center streets of the city tomorrow that is why long traffic jams
[дорожные пробки] are expected. 10) There ___ four pairs of sliding doors on each side of a Metro
car. 11) The company closed down because there ___ not much demand for its products. 12) There
___ extra commuter trains at the next weekends.