Question

1. Our Party has always devoted great attention to raising the living _____ of the working people.

   A. cost         B. situation          C. level         D. standard

2. It was _____ by the railway board that the cost of rail fares would be increased by ten percent.

   A. noticed        B. stated           C. suggested        D. noted

Answer 1

D. B

解析:

1.living standard生活水准。

2. state此处意为“（=make sth. know, announce）宣布，通告，声明（口头的或书面的）”，如：It is stated that all the accident were killed.(据宣布，事故中全部人员无一幸免。)suggest建议，是表示欲望意义的动词，从句中要用虚拟语气（should +动词原形）。Note(=notice)“注意到”，如：It was noted that the temperature rose during this time.