A terrible traffic accident happened; people were saddened when they watched the ______ sight on TV.
 
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】 形容词词义辨析。根据句子的分句结构,空格应填入与saddened意思相近的形容词。选项中,pathetic意为“悲惨的,悲哀的”,符合句意。故答案为A。