a simple sc

mihu

These extensive forest reserves must be defended from the acquisitive hands of those whose ruthless axes (would destroy the tress and) expose the land to the ravages of sun and rain.
A.
B.will destroy the trees and
C.would destroy the trees to
D.would destroy the trees which would
E.would destroy the trees that could

Key is A. but anything wrong with C?

tongxun

C 中的to 有目的的意味。这些人砍树不是为了破坏土地。
而在GMAT中and这个词，有时可表达一种前因后果的关系。（这个是在OG中讲的）
砍树---导致----土地破坏。