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

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.