语法与词汇 21.She hired a lawyer to investigate, only to learn that Gabriel had removed her name from deed. The infinitive verb phrase "only to learn " is used______. (2018-18)

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

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】不定式only to do多用于表示未曾料到的结果(多指不好的结果)译为“不料(却)……结果(却)……”，多见only to find，only to here，only to be told等结构。故本题答案为C。