(2013·高考重庆卷)The parents were shocked by news that their son needed operation on his knee.
A. a;/
B. the;/
C. the;an
D. a;an
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A. a;/
B. the;/
(答案→)C. the;an
D. a;an
解析:选C。题干的意思是:“父母被他们的儿子需要在膝盖处动手术的消息震惊了。”news之后that引导的句子作news的同位语,表示特指,故news之前用定冠词the。由句意知,他们的儿子需要在膝盖处做一个手术,表示一个泛指的手术应用不定冠词,且不定冠词a用在以辅音音素开头的单词前,不定冠词an用在以元音音素开头的单词前,operation以元音音素/?/开头,故用an。所以答案为C。