We were scared to death when the fire . Fortunately it was put out before it caused much

问题补充：

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

A. broke out

B. came out

C. gave out

D. turned out

答案：

(答案→)A. broke out

B. came out

C. gave out

D. turned out

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” 。语意：突如其来的大火把我们吓得要死，幸好被扑灭了，没有造成很大损失。A 项符合语意。