in possession of 拥有;持有

　　in the possession of sb. / in one's possession 为某人所有

　　come into one's possession 被某人占有;落入某人之手

　　take / get / gain possession of 拿到......;占有;占领

　　Technical progress would put our firm in possession of the home market.

　　科技的进步使我们公司占有了国内市场。

　　Having been cheated by that company, he lost all his possessions.

　　因为被那家公司所骗,他失去了所有的财产。

　　-Does the young man standing there have possession of the company?

　　-No. The company is in the possession of his father.

　　--站在那儿的那个年轻人拥有这家公司吗？

　　--不,他父亲拥有这家公司。

　　You can't legally take possession of the property until three weeks after the contract is signed.

　　契约签署三周以后,你才能合法取得这份产业的所有权。

　　possess vt.占有,拥有,控制

　　be possessed of 具有(某品质)

　　To possess wealth is not always to be happy.

　　拥有财富未必幸福。

　　The paper discusses the professional morality which you should be possessed of.

　　本文论述了你应该具备的职业道德。

　　-How did you ________ the old valuable house?

　　-It used to be ________ my uncle. He left it to me in his will.

　　A. take possession of; in possession of

　　B. take the possession of; in the possession of

　　C. take possession of; in the possession of

　　D. take the possession of; in possession of

　　答案：C

　　思路分析：take possession of "拥有"为固定短语;第二空的主语为it即the house,所以使用表示被动的in the possession of。

　4. attempt 　n. 努力;尝试;企图　vt.尝试;企图

　　make an attempt to do / at doing...尝试做......

　　at one's first attempt在第一次尝试时

　　attempt＋n. / pron.尝试......

attempt to do / at doing尝试、试图做某事