Question

--I heard that as many as 4 000 people were killed in 9
--Yes. __________ news came as __________shock to us.
A. the ; the      B. the ; a      C, / ; /      D. / ; a

Answer 1

B

本题是冠词的考查。News特指前面一个人所说的话，所以加上the；后一个空为固定用法，a shock to sb．表示“给某人震惊”。