689.He got to the station early,______ missing his train.

A.as a result of

B.instead of

C.for fear of

D.in search of

690.My home is _____ easy reach of the school,_____ I spent my happy childhood.

A.beyond；there

B.with；that

C.within;where

D.out of;which

689.答案是C;

考查介词短语。as a result of结果;instead of代替，而不是;for fear of 害怕，唯恐；in search of搜寻。意为:他很早就到了火车站，唯恐错过火车。

690.答案是C;

此题考查习惯搭配及非限制性定语从句。within easy reach of some place意为:距离某地很近。此外，beyond/out of one's reach意为:某人力所不及。