—Have you heard news that over 10,000 people lost their lives in the earthquake in Japan?
—Not yet．What big surprise!
A. the; a
B. the; /
C. /; /
D. /; a
网友回答
(答案→)A. the; a
B. the; /
C. /; /
D. /; a
解析：考查冠词的用法。第一空是特指消息，且后面是同位语解释消息的内容，所以用the，第二空surprise为不可数名词，前加a，指抽象名词具体化指吃惊的事，所以选A。