问题补充:
----I heard that as many as 24 people were killed in the big fire.
----Yes,news came as surprise to us.
A. a; a
B. the; /
C. /; a
D. the; a
答案:
A. a; a
B. the; /
C. /; a
(答案→)D. the; a
解析:考查冠词。News是指上文所提到的内容,所以是特指,用the修饰;surprise前用a修饰,表示一件具体的令人吃惊的事。所以选D。