Question

Some high officers were punished by law only because they were _______ what didn’t belong to them.

A．possessing

B．possessed

C．in possession of

D．in the possession of

Answer 1

C

試題分析：考查possess用法。因為橫線前面有were，A項的過去進行時與句意不相符。B項的中的被動語態(tài)的形式也是錯誤的。In possession of sth占有某物；In the possession of sb被某人占有。句意：很多高級官員都法律懲罰僅僅是因為他們占有了不屬于他們的東西。故C正確。
點評：possess表示占有；其名詞為possession。構成固定詞組In possession of sth占有某物；In the possession of sb被某人占有。