------ 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. /; /
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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。