finish their task ahead of time, the students worked harder and harder.
A. So as to
B. As to
C. In order to
D. In order that
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A. So as to
B. As to
(答案→)C. In order to
D. In order that
解析：考查目的状语：句意：为了提前完成他们的任务，学生们越来越努力了。so as to不用于句首。而in order to“为了……”，可以放在句首，in order that后面接从句，as to至于，选C。