These companies succeeded because they were the first companies to make use of the of the

问题补充：

These companies succeeded because they were the first companies to make use of the of the internet and was thought highly of by some experts.

A. potential

B. possibility

C. prejudice

D. precious

答案：

(答案→)A. potential

B. possibility

C. prejudice

D. precious

解析：考查名词：A. potential潜能B. possibility可能性C. prejudice偏见D. precious珍贵的，句意：这些公司成功了，因为他们是第一批利用网络潜力的公司，被专家高度评价。选A。