— I heard that as many as two thousand people were killed in the earthquake.— Yes. I think

问题补充：

— I heard that as many as two thousand people were killed in the earthquake.

— Yes. I think news came as shock to us.

A. the; the

B. the; a

C. \; \

D. \; a

答案：

A. the; the

(答案→)B. the; a

C. \; \

D. \; a

解析：这题考查冠词的用法：第一空填the，特指上文提到的消息，第二空填a，shock是抽象名词具体化，表示“令人震惊的事”。选D