问题
选择题
________ earthquake in Japan on March 11th, 2011 is ________ great shock not only to the Japanese people but also to people all over the world.
A．The; the
B．The; a
C．An; a
D．An; the
答案
答案：B
冠词用法。 2011年3月11日的日本地震，特指，所以是the earthquake。比如the 2008 BeiJing Olympic Games 。a shock 指一件令人震惊的事情。抽象名词具体化。