208.[答案]B. stated.[注释]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.

207.[答案]D. standard.[注释]living standard生活水准。

206.[答案]d. scale.[注释]scale在此题中意指“(实物与地图、图解等代表物间的)比例，比例尺”.be drawn to be standard scale of 1/100,000(按照十万分之一标准比例尺绘制)。

205.[答案]D. safety.[注释]in safety安全地。从逻辑上看，其他选择均不切题。

204.[答案]A. paying[注释]pay a compliment (compliments) to sb.恭维某人。

203.[答案]B. mission.[注释]mission通常指一种特殊的、特定的且有一定难度的使命或工作，常与accomplish, complete等词搭配，如：accomplish a historic mission完成一项历史使命。Venture冒险;常指商业上的冒险投机。例如：He declined the business venture. Commission委任;代理;佣金。He often goes beyond his commission.(他时常越权。)responsibility责任。

　本题译文：当航天飞机完成了它的使命，它能在大约两周内做好准备再次航行。

202.[答案]A. puzzled.[注释]be (feel, get) puzzled感到迷惑、为难。

　本题译文：人们不得不感到迷惑，因为他们简直不能理解，他怎么能犯这样愚蠢的错误。

201.[答案]C. unique.[注释]unique(=being the only one of its type)同类事物中独一无二的。如：This stamp is unique; all others like it have been lost or destroyed.

300. I shall take you back to Beijing _____ you are well enough to travel.

　A. presently B. promptly C. immediately D. shortly

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299. Our house is the most _____ one in the street; it is painted red.

　A. permanent B.indifferent C.predominant D. prominent