问题
选择题
--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
答案
答案：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”。