【题目】More and more high-rise buildings have been built in big cities______space.
A.in search of
B.in place of
C.for lack of
D.for fear of

【答案】C
【解析】考察介词短语辨析。句意：因为缺少空间，越来越多的高楼被建了起来。A.in search of ”寻找“；B.in place of ”代替“；C.for lack of ”因为缺少“；D. for fear of”唯恐，担心，经验“。根据句意说明C正确。