单选题
That tragedy distressed me so much that I used to keep indoors and go out only ______ necessity. A.within reach of B.for fear of C.by means of D.in case of
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 原句意思是“那场悲剧使我情绪很低落,我那时候经常把自己关在房间里,只有______时候才出去一下”。根据上下文,应该是在“需要的时候或万不得已的时候”,所以用in case of,表示“假如,万一”。如:In case of fire, ring the alarm bell.(如遇火警,即按警铃。)for fear of意为“生怕,以免”,如:He got to the station early, for fear of missing her.(他到车站很早,生怕见不着她。)within reach of意为“在可及范围之内”;by means of意为“用,依靠”。