Question

--- An explosion at a coal mine killed at least 62 workers and left another 13 missing．
--- Yes, _________  news came as ________ shock to us all．

A．the; the

B．/; /

C．/; a

D．the; a

Answer 1

D

考察冠词用法，根据题意news指的是煤矿发生爆炸的消息，为特指。下文一个对我们的打击，是泛指，用不定冠词。故选D。