Hegottothestationearly,missinghistrain.A.incaseofB.insteadofC.forfearofD.insearchof

Question

He got to the station early,____________ missing his train.
A.in case of
B.instead of
C.for fear of
D.in search of

Answer 1

答案C
考逻辑和短语介词.合理句意应是：害怕／为免于误了火车,他早早到了车站.“in case of”是“万一、一旦出现……情况”.“instead of”是“代替、而不”.“in search of”是“寻找、搜寻”,均不合题意.“for fear of”是“担心／害怕／为免于出现某种情况”的意思,最合句意.