________ Mayan（瑪雅）Calendar marks the end of the earth around December 22, 2012, which has caused ________ great panic among people.


  1. A.
    The; a
  2. B.
    A; the
  3. C.
    不填; 不填
  4. D.
    不填; a
A
考查冠詞用法。第一空the Mayan Calendar 瑪雅歷法，專有名詞，用the 表特指，第二空 a great panic抽象名詞具體化，指一件令人恐慌的事情。
句意為瑪雅歷法標(biāo)注在2012年的12月22日是地球末日，這在人們中間引起了一陣巨大的恐慌。
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