【题目】 It was almost midnight when the fire ____ in the neighborhood.
A. broke up B. broke down
C. broke in D. broke out
在线课程【答案】D
【解析】试题分析：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。