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

试题分析：考查possess用法。因为横线前面有were，A项的过去进行时与句意不相符。B项的中的被动语态的形式也是错误的。In possession of sth占有某物；In the possession of sb被某人占有。句意：很多高级官员都法律惩罚仅仅是因为他们占有了不属于他们的东西。故C正确。
点评：possess表示占有；其名词为possession。构成固定词组In possession of sth占有某物；In the possession of sb被某人占有。