单选题 The earthquake that occurred in India this year was a major calamity in which a great man was lost .

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】calamity是“灾难，灾祸事件”的意思。catastrophe大灾难，大祸；casualty泛指人员伤亡，死者，伤者，与“伟人”不符；catalogue目录；crusade十字军东侵，宗教改革。