2019年mpa考试英语真题——介词和介词短语2888

{01}---Does the young man standing there ______the company?
---No. The company is _____his father. A.be in possession of; in the possession of B.possess; in the possession of C.take possession of; in possession of D.possess; in possession of 解析：考查词组：某人拥有某物：sb possess sth="sb" be in possession of sth，某物为人拥有：sth be in the possession of，句意是：站在那里的年轻人拥有这个公司吗？--不，公司是他爸爸拥有的。选B。
本题选B。
{02}The trip was hard at first. But it was smooth_____ .  A.at the end B.in the end C.of the end D.by the end 解析：短语辨析。A. 最终；在终点   B. 终于；最后 C. 结束   D. 到……为止。句意：路程开始很艰难，但是最后顺利了。选项A强调在一个点，故选B。
本题选B。