The company made more profit in that one month than it made in the whole of the ______ year.
 
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】 形近词辨析。四个单词均有pre-词缀,但意义不一样。previously“以前”;proceeding“程序,诉讼”;preceding“在前的,先前的”;unpreceding“空前的,前所未有的”。根据句意可知答案为C,意为“上一年”。