Question

Many policemen and soldiers are ______ the forest _____ the prisoner escaping from prison.

A．searching for; searching	B．searching; searching
C．searching; in search of	D．in search for; searching for

Answer 1

C

根据第一空，排除B、D， in search of =" in" one’s search for。第二空in search of 这里相当于to search for，表示目的。