问题
选择题
It was almost midnight when the fire ____ in the neighborhood.
A．broke up
B．broke down
C．broke in
D．broke out
答案
答案：D
题目分析：考查动词短语。 句义：当大火发生的时候时间是几乎半夜了。A. broke up 关系破裂，学校放假，会议结束 B. broke down 出故障，身体垮掉C. broke in 闯入D. broke out（战争，灾难）爆发，根据句子主语是the fire ,所以D正确。