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问题 She hired a lawyer to investigate, only to learn that Gabriel had removed her name from the deed. The infinitive verb phrase "only to learn" is used ______.

选项 A、to express an intended purpose
B、to indicate a high degree of possibility
C、to reveal an undesirable consequence
D、to dramatize a stated fact

答案 C

解析 only置于不定式前面,常用于表示结果令人失望或出乎意外,only to意为“结果却.不料”,故选C项“揭示出让人不快的结果”。A项“表达预期目的”,B项“暗示有更大的可能性”,D项“夸大所讲事实”。
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