In order to stop his wife from attending the party he took away the key to their car .A.

问题补充：

In order to stop his wife from attending the party, he took away the key to their car .

A. by mistake

B. in surprise

C. on purpose

D. by chance

答案：

A. by mistake

B. in surprise

(答案→)C. on purpose

D. by chance

解析：短语辨析。A. 错误的、由于差错 B.惊奇的

C.有目的的、故意的 D.偶然、意外的、

根据题意，为了阻止他妻子去参加派对，他有意的把车钥匙拿走了。选C。