hearing the news that a hurricane was , most of the people hurried to safer places.
A. In, on the way
B. Upon, on the way
C. On, in the way
D. As soon as, in this way
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A. In, on the way
(答案→)B. Upon, on the way
C. On, in the way
D. As soon as, in this way
解析：考查固定用法。On/upon一…就…；in the way妨碍；on the way即将来临，即将成为；句意：一听说那个飓风即将来临的消息，大部分人都匆忙去了安全的地方。故B正确。