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9．Cathy had quit her job when her son was born _______ she could stay home and raise her family．（ ）| A． | now that | B． | as if | C． | only if | D． | so that |
分析 句意：Cathy在她儿子出生时就已经辞去了工作，以便她能够待在家里抚养孩子．
解答 答案：D．本题中连词短语now that既然；as if好像，似乎；only if只要；so that以便，结果是．结合题干和题支，得出句意，她辞去工作是为了能够待在家里抚养孩子，表目的．so that/in order that引导的就是一个目的状语从句，从句中常常会有情态动词can，could等提示词，故选D．
点评 本题考查状语从句连词辨析．要对连词短语理解全面，并结合句意，即可得出答案．
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