Question

He is in _______ possession of that beautiful garden and the shop is in _______ possession of his brother.

A. the; the B. the; /

C. /; the D. / ;  /

Answer

C

【解析】

考查固定搭配及冠词。句意：他拥有那座美丽的花园，这家商店归他哥哥所有。in possession of意为“某人拥有某物，”，而in the possession of…为固定搭配，意为“某物为某人拥有”。分析句子的语境可知，第一句是“某人拥有某物”，即in possession of…；而“in the possession of…”为“某物为某人拥有”，故要用定冠词，故选C。