单选题 Last night a fire ______ in that market, so the firm suffered a heavy loss.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】break out意为“突发,爆发”,例如:The war broke out in that year. 那一年战争爆发了。与break搭配的固定词组还有:break up意为“毁坏,中止”,例如:Their contract was broken up for some reasons. 他们的合同因为一些原因中止了;break off意为“中断,折断”,例如:The line of kite broke off. 风筝的线断了。break down意为“毁掉”,例如:The car broke down on the way home. 在回家的路上汽车抛锚了。根据题意,选项C正确。