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。