Archaeologists in Irelandbelieve that a recently discovered chalice, which dates from the eighthcentury, was probably buried to keep from being stolen by invaders.
(A) to keep from
(B) to keep it from
(C) to avoid
(D) in order thatit would avoid
(E) in order tokeep from
答案选B，但是我觉得B和C都对。请大家分析下为什么选了B而不选C。
see explanations from OG10 183
In choice A, the phrase/row being stolen lacks the necessary noun or pronoun that specifies what it is that might be stolen. Choice B is best because it provides the pronoun it, which refers to chalice. Like choice A,
might be stolen. Choice B is best because it provides the pronoun it, which refers to chalice. Like choice A,
it, which refers to chalice. Like choice A,choices C and E lack the pronoun. D is wordy and awkward in its use of the passive voice. Moreover, avoid is used imprecisely in C and D because it illogically suggests that the chalice is acting to prevent its own theft.
used imprecisely in C and D because it illogically suggests that the chalice is acting to prevent its own theft.
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