Tom worked very hard that he would be able to buy a car of his own in two years.A. hoped

问题补充：

Tom worked very hard, that he would be able to buy a car of his own in two years.

A. hoped

B. to hope

C. hoping

D. and hoping

答案：

A. hoped

B. to hope

(答案→)C. hoping

D. and hoping

解析：考查非谓语动词。逻辑主语为Tom，与hope之间为主动关系，故用现在分词，选C。