The passengers were at loss when word came that their voyage was called off because of t

问题补充：

The passengers were at loss when word came that their voyage was called off because of the hurricane.

A. the; a

B. a; the

C. a；/

D. /; a

答案：

A. the; a

B. a; the

(答案→)C. a；/

D. /; a

解析：考查冠词。固定词组at a loss茫然，不知所措；句型word came that…消息传来…句意：当消息传来因为飓风，他们的航行被取消的时候，乘客们不知所措。