The news of his mother’s death was terrible shock to him.A. /B. aC. anD. the

问题补充：

The news of his mother’s death was terrible shock to him.

A. /

B. a

C. an

D. the

答案：

A. /

(答案→)B. a

C. an

D. the

解析：考查冠词.根据题意,他母亲的死对他来说是个巨大打击.泛指任何一次打击,故前面用不定冠词,terrible词首音素为辅音,故选B.