单选题 Last night a big fire ______ in the suburbs of the town, causing huge losses to the area.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查词组含义辨析。A项“分解，失败”；B项“降落，倒塌”；C项“爆发”；D项“出现”。代入提干，C项最适合，故选C。