Question

—Does the young man standing there ________ the company?

—No, the company is ________ his father.

A. in possession of; in the possession of

B. take possession of; in the possession of

C. take possession of; in possession of

D. have possession of; in possession of

Answer

B

【解析】

试题分析：句意：——站在那里的年轻人掌管这个公司吗？——没有，公司被他父亲掌管。in possession of强调一种状态，take possession of强调一种动作，第一空问他是否掌管公司，是动作，用take possession of，表示主动。第二空根据前面的系动词is，判断用介词短语，in the possession of意思是“被占有”，符合语境。故选B。

考点：考查短语辨析。