问题
选择题
Tom kept quiet about the accident ________ lose his job .
A．so that
B．in order not to
C．so as to not
D．in order that
答案
答案：B
本题考查“目的状语”的表达方式。in order to, so as to可作目的状语，其后接动词原形；构成否定式时应将not加在to前。so that/in order that+从句也可表示目的。