问题补充:
When we saw his face, we knew was bad.
A. the news
B. some news
C. a news
D. news
答案:
(答案→)A. the news
B. some news
C. a news
D. news
解析:考查冠词。the news特指某个消息;some news一些消息;a news不可数名词不能用a修饰; news不可数名词,新闻,消息。名词用于句子中时前面一般要加冠词或者修饰词。句意:当我们看到他的脸色时,我们就知道消息不好。结合语境可知本句是特指某个消息,故选A。