Idiom: there's little chance

[Guest]

Test No. incompl/elem-30 "Responses (3)", question 3

Mike: 'I suppose they might get the contract.'
Jane: '.........'

(a) There's little notice of that.
(b) There's little dream of that.
(c) There's little chance of that.
(d) There's little thought of that.

Test No. incompl/elem-30 "Responses (3)", answer 3

Mike: 'I suppose they might get the contract.'
Jane: 'There's little chance of that.'

Correct answer: (c) There's little chance of that.

Your answer was: incorrect
Mike: 'I suppose they might get the contract.'
Jane: 'There's little thought of that.'
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why the answer 'there's little chance of that' is the correct answer

[Alan]

Hi,

There's little chance of that simply means that it is not really a possibility - it's not really likely to happen.

Alan
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[Romashka]

Hi,
Why don't we have an article before 'little chance'? (There's a little chance of sometthing..)

Thank you.