--- What did your brother say in the letter?
--- He told me he to Shaoxing next week.
A. will return
B. returned
C. was going to return
D. is returning
网友回答
A. will return
B. returned
(答案→)C. was going to return
D. is returning
解析：句意：你的哥哥在信中说了什么？——他告诉我他打算下周返回上海。结合语境及下文时间状语可知描述的是站在过去角度看要发生的动作，故用过去将来时态。选C。