It was almost midnight when the fire in the neighborhood.A. broke upB. broke downC. broke

问题补充：

It was almost midnight when the fire in the neighborhood.

A. broke up

B. broke down

C. broke in

D. broke out

答案：

A. broke up

B. broke down

C. broke in

(答案→)D. broke out

解析：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。