Question

Nick was        shy        he couldn’t speak in front of his new classmates．

A. very；that    B. really；that    C. so；that    D. so；and

Answer

C

【解析】句意：尼克有点太害羞了以至于不能在新同学面前讲话。so… that如此……以至于，引导结果状语从句，结合句意可知，答案 C。

点睛：so…that, too…to和enough to都是初中英语教材中的重要结构，在一定条件下它们可以相互转换，

一、so…that与too…to的转换

当that引导的从句为否定式且从句主语与主句的主语相同时，so…that可转换为too…to结构；若从句主语与主句的主语不相同时，so…that可转换为too…for sb to结构。例如：

She is so young that she can’t go to school. ＝She is too young to go to school.

The box is so heavy that he can’t carry it. ＝The box is too heavy for him to carry.

二、so…that与enough to的转换

当that引导的从句为肯定式时，若从句主语与主句主语相同时，so…that可转换为enough to结构；若从句主语与主句主语不相同时，so…that可转换为enough for sb to结构。例如：

Xiao Lin is so old that he can go to school. ＝Xiao Lin is old enough to go to school.

The box is so light that he can carry it. ＝The box is light enough for him to carry.