题目内容

The driver was at loss when word came that he was forbidden to drive for speeding．

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

D
解析：
考查冠词的短语用法：at a loss：不知所措；
word指：消息；
信息；
前面不加冠词。

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