Question

— I heard that as many as two thousand people were killed in the earthquake.
— Yes. I think __________ news came as _________ shock to us.

A．the; the

B．the; a

C．\; \

D．\; a

Answer 1

B

试题分析：这题考查冠词的用法：第一空填the，特指上文提到的消息，第二空填a，shock是抽象名词具体化，表示“令人震惊的事”。选D
点评：冠词的考查一直是重点，特别注意the表示特指和a/an表示泛指的用法。另外也有很多关于冠词的固定词组，在平时的学习中加强识记。