His sister went to America for further study in 1995，and after five years she________to China．
A.will return
B.had returned
C.would return
D.returned
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D解析分析：after five years是“after+一段时间”，和“in+一段时间”一样都解释为“一段时间之后”，区别在于after five years是一般过去时的时间状语，而in five years是一般将来时的时间状语(不是延续性动词)(延伸)after five years可以转换为five years later．