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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

A. the; aB. 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。

这个答案应该是对的