Question

It was _____ terrible earthquake and _____ number of people who were killed reac

It was _____ terrible earthquake and _____ number of people who were killed reached more than 20,000.
A. a; the
B. the; a
C. the; the
D. a; a

Answer 1

答案A

试题分析：考查冠词。第一空泛指一个可怕的地震。第二空是固定词组the number of…的数量；句意：这是一次可怕的地震。在地震中死亡的人数达到了2万。根据句意说明A正确。
考点：考查冠词
点评：冠词的考查要注意the表示特指，a/an表示泛指。同时注意冠词的一些固定搭配以及不使用冠词的情况。