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【题目】It was ______ great shock to the girl when _____ word came that her close friend died in the severe earthquake of Haiti.

A. a; / B. the; the C. a; the D. /; the

【答案】A

【解析】

试题分析：考查冠词的使用。定冠词the多是特指某些人或某些事，而不定冠词a,an表示泛指，不具体指任何人或事。在这里shock“震惊”表示泛指，当消息来临时女孩十分震惊，所以填a；而在when所引导的从句中，Word表示“消息”，后接that的同位语从句，这里不用冠词。句意：当这个女孩的好朋友在海地地震中遇难的消息传来时，她感到十分的震惊。故选A

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