Question

Much to ________ surprise of the students, the concert which was held once a year turned out to...

Much to ________ surprise of the students, the concert which was held once a year turned out to be ________ complete failure. A．/; a B．the; a C．the; / D．/; /

Answer 1

B

考查冠词。句意“令学生们感到吃惊的是，这次举办的、一年一次的音乐会结果证明是一次彻底的失败。”the+名词+of...是固定搭配；指具体的失败时，failure是可数名词。故选B。