Question

—Have you heard ____ news that over 10,000 people lost their lives in the earthquake in Japan?
—Not yet．What ____ big surprise!

A．the; a

B．the; /

C．/; /

D．/; a

Answer 1

A

考查冠词的用法。第一空是特指消息，且后面是同位语解释消息的内容，所以用the，第二空surprise为不可数名词，前加a，指抽象名词具体化指吃惊的事，所以选A。