------ I heard that as many as 100 people were killed in that coal mine accident?------ Ye

问题补充：

------ I heard that as many as 100 people were killed in that coal mine accident?

------ Yes, news came as shock to us.

A. the ; /

B. the ; a

C. /; a

D. /; /

答案：

A. the ; /

(答案→)B. the ; a

C. /; a

D. /; /

解析：考查冠词。“我听说有100人死于那次矿难事故？”“是的，消息传来时，我们都感到震惊。”特指那次事故，用the，排除C、D；指“一次震惊人的事”时，shock是可数名词，用a修饰。故选B。