______ is a possibility that we shall not be able to afford the particular ______ we need.[      ]

A. It; furniture

B. There; furniture

C. There; furniture

D. It; furnitures

“中世纪时，欧洲百姓大都不识字，只有教士具有一定文化知识……随着财富和势力的增加，教会成为封建制度的精神支柱，教会上层人物日益腐化堕落。”

（2）怎样理解“财富和势力的增加”？