1 . It was ______ great shock to the girl when _____ word came that her close friend died in the severe earthquake of Haiti.

A．a; /

B．the; the

C．a; the

D．/; the

2 . Late in the afternoon, they arrived at ______ small village ______ north of the West Hill.

A．the, the

B．a, \

C．a, the

D．the, \