单选题 I left for the office earlier than usual this morning ______ traffic jam.

【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] traffic jam是left for the office earlier发生的前提条件,[C]in case of意为“万一,以防”,与题意相符,故为答案。而[A]in line with意为“与…一致”;[B]for the sake of意为“为了…(的利益)”;[D]at the risk of“冒险”都与题意不符,故排除。