Question

【题目】We were scared to death when the fire ________. Fortunately, it was put out before it caused much damage.

broke out

came out

gave out

turned out

Answer 1

【答案】A

【解析】考查动词短语辨析。break out表示“（战争、打斗等不愉快事件）突然发生”；come out表示“出发，发芽”；give out表示“分发，用完”；turn out表示“结果是，生产”。句意：突如其来的大火把我们吓得要死，幸好它被扑灭了，没有造成很大损失。A项符合语意。