问题补充：
It was almost midnight when a fire in the neighborhood.
A. blocked out
B. turned out
C. broke out
D. died out
答案：
A. blocked out
B. turned out
(答案→)C. broke out
D. died out
解析：考查动词短语辨析。A遮挡；B结果是，原来是，生产；C爆发（战争，火灾）；D灭绝；句意：当大火爆发的时候，几乎是在半夜了。根据句意说明C正确。
