问题补充：
He was elected president of the company, and news came ,in fact, as surprise.
A. a; the ;X
B. X; the ; a
C. a; X; the
D. the; the; a
答案：
A. a; the ;X
(答案→)B. X; the ; a
C. a; X; the
D. the; the; a
解析：考查冠词的用法。第一空：职位前不能加冠词，第二空：特指这个消息，第三空：抽象名词具体化a surprise 在这指吃惊的事，所以选B。
