问题补充:
earthquake in Japan on March 11th, is great shock not only to the Japanese people but also to people all over the world.
A. The; the
B. The; a
C. An; a
D. An; the
答案:
A. The; the
(答案→)B. The; a
C. An; a
D. An; the
解析:冠词用法。 3月11日的日本地震,特指,所以是the earthquake。比如the BeiJing Olympic Games 。a shock 指一件令人震惊的事情。抽象名词具体化。