Question

   ______hearing the news that a hurricane was______, most of the people hurried to safer places.

A．In, on the way

B．Upon, on the way

C．On, in the way

D．As soon as, in this way

Answer 1

B

考查固定用法。On/upon一…就…；in the way妨碍；on the way即将来临，即将成为；句意：一听说那个飓风即将来临的消息，大部分人都匆忙去了安全的地方。故B正确。