问题补充:
— I heard that one of the middle school students died from overwork.
— Yes, news came as great shock.
A. the; /
B. the; a
C. /; a
D. /; /
答案:
A. the; /
(答案→)B. the; a
C. /; a
D. /; /
解析:句意:---我听说一个中学生由于过度工作而死。---是的,这个消息使我很震惊。第一空填the特指上面提到的中学生由于过度工作而死的那个消息,第二空填a,因为shock表示震惊是可数名词,as a great shock意为极大震惊,故选B。