----I heard that as many as 24 people were killed in the big fire.
----Yes, news came as surprise to us.
A. a; a
B. the; /
C. /; a
D. the; a
网友回答
A. a; a
B. the; /
C. /; a
(答案→)D. the; a
解析：考查冠词。News是指上文所提到的内容，所以是特指，用the修饰；surprise前用a修饰，表示一件具体的令人吃惊的事。所以选D。