He got to the station early ____ missing his train.
A、in the case of
B、instead of
C、for fear of
D、in search of
【正确答案】：C
【题目解析】：【考点点击】本题考查介词短语。【要点透析】 for fear of(sth./ doing sth.)意为“唯恐,以免”; in case of意为“假使,万一”; instead of意为“代替”; in search of意为“寻求,寻找”。只有C项符合题意。
