Back from the 3-day conference, John returned only(  ) his

Back from the 3-day conference, John returned only(  ) his hometown severely damaged in an earthquake.


A、

finding


B、

to find


C、

was finding


D、

was to find


【正确答案】:B
【题目解析】:

​本题考查only to do固定搭配以及含义。

only to do意思为”不料却...“。所以只有only to find“不料却发现”符合题意。故选B。

句意:从为期三天的会议回来,约翰不料却发现他的家乡在地震中严重受损。