单选题 Tom ______ the bag as his by telling what it contained.
A. identified B. recognized C. showed D. said

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 题干大意为：汤姆说出包里所装的东西后，认领了那个包。identify表示“辨认出”；recognize虽然也可作“认出”解，但是该词指“(根据人或物的外表)辨认出”，这与后面的介词短语by telling what is contained不符合；如选show或say，后面的介词短语显然多余了。