Question

【题目】—The fire _____ at around 3 a. m. local time when people were celebrating with fireworks.
—I'm sorry to hear it.
A.broke out
B.ran out
C.went out
D.put out

Answer 1

【答案】A
【解析】句意：—大约在当地时间3点的时候着火了，当时人们正在用燃放烟火搞庆祝活动。—听到这件事我很难过。A. broke out“爆发”； B. ran out“耗尽，跑出去”； C. went out“出去”； D. put out“扑灭”。break out可以指战争或火的突然发生。故选A。