18. 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 ______.
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
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17. At ______, photography is a chemical process, during which a light-sensitive material is altered when exposed to light.
A. its most basic
B. its basic
C. the most basic
D. the basic
15. I long to alleviate ______, but I cannot.
A. the evil
B. evil
C. evils
D. an evil
12. U.S. News ______ rankings of colleges since 1983. They are a very popular resource for students looking to apply to a university campus.
A. maintains
B. is maintaining
C. maintained
D. has been maintaining
14. She was once a young country wife with chickens in the backyard and a view of ______ mountains behind the apple orchard.
A. blue hazy Virginia
B. hazy blue Virginia
C. Virginia hazy blue
D. Virginia blue hazy