Suddenly one of the young engineers gave what he thought was a good solution 32 the problem.
答案：(C) to
【句型】solution to a problem 字詞搭配「問題的解決方案」；of／at／in 都不是 solution 常見的搭配介系詞。
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四個都是最高頻的介系詞，中文「問題的解決辦法」裡那個「的」在英文裡對應到哪一個，中文完全幫不上忙。這一型只能靠有沒有把名詞和介系詞當一組記起來。
四個選項都是介系詞，可見這一格考的是 solution 跟哪一個搭配。答案是 solution to：a good solution to the problem 就是「這個問題的一個好辦法」。這一組值得整批記起來——中文都翻成「……的」，英文卻一律用 to：a solution to a problem（問題的解決辦法）、the answer to a question（問題的答案）、the key to success（成功的關鍵）、the approach to a subject（處理某主題的方法）。共同的語感是「指向某個目標或對象」，所以用 to。
of、at、in：三個都是高頻介系詞，但 solution 不與它們組成通行的說法。這一型文法上刷不掉任何一個，只能靠平常有沒有把整組記起來，所以背名詞時要連介系詞一起背。
a solution to（……的解決辦法）、the answer to（……的答案）、the key to（……的關鍵）、solve a problem（解決問題）、come up with（想出）、find a solution（找出辦法）。
The people in the room were tense. Five young engineers were sitting with their 31 . They were trying to settle details of an important new plant site for a major client. Suddenly one of the young engineers gave what he thought was a good solution 32 the problem. What he had to say was 33 by an uncomfortable silence. The boss then laughingly pointed out that the same proposal had been made and 34 some minutes before. The incident seemed funny 35 the time, but several months later it did not.
After the project had been successfully finished, most of the engineers who had worked on it were 36 . But the young man who had made a fool of himself at the meeting was not on the list. 37 The young engineer swore that he had never heard the proposal made and rejected. 38 He was a victim of a bad listening habit that he didn't know he had.
Bad listening habits can hurt you a lot in your daily living. Much of your success, both in your work and social life, 39 how you listen. A number of major industries and more than twenty leading colleges 40 . They have set up "listening clinics" and courses to find out what is wrong—and what to do about it.