Question

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

1. A.
   cost
2. B.
   situation
3. C.
   level
4. D.
   standard
   

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

1. A.
   noticed 
   
2. B.
   stated
3. C.
   suggested
4. D.
   noted

Answer 1

1. D
2. B
1.living standard生活水準(zhǔn)。
2. state此處意為“（="make" sth. know, announce）宣布，通告，聲明（口頭的或書面的）”，如：It is stated that all the accident were killed.(據(jù)宣布，事故中全部人員無一幸免。)suggest建議，是表示欲望意義的動詞，從句中要用虛擬語氣（should +動詞原形）。Note(=notice)“注意到”，如：It was noted that the temperature rose during this time