Question

【题目】

（2013 浙江金华模拟）The driver was at __________ loss when __________ word got around that he was forbidden to drive for speeding.

A. /；the

B. a; a

C. /；/

D. a; /

Answer 1

【答案】D

【解析】句意：司机在消息传来说他因为超速而被禁止驾驶时不知所措。at a loss不知所措；word作“消息”讲时，为不可数名词，不用冠词。