Anders Moberg thought that if his salary had been announced earlier, _____.［A］ the board’s position would have become less difficult［B］ he would have agreed to the contract with Ahold［C］ more time could have been devoted to his recovery plan［D］ the shareh

本句意思：一系列的理论被提议来解释这个情况。propose意思为“提议，建议", suggest’的意思与其最接近。

本题考查的是对动词的认知。这句话的意思是：局长建议我们停止会议。 propose的意思是建议，例如：Britain is about to propose changes to some institutions．英国将提议对一些机构进行改革。本题各选项均为过去式。选项A stated是state的过去式，意思是“陈述”。选项B declared是declare的过去式，意思是“宣布”。选项C suggested是suggest的过去式，意思是“建议”，例如：I suggest you ask him some specific questions about his past．我建议你问他一些有关他的过去的具体问题。选项D announced是announce的过去式，意思是“宣布”。 propose和suggest意思最接近，所以选C。

本句话的意思是：“主席提议我们应该休会。” propose：提议。state:阐述，例如：Rambert again stated his intention to resign from Parliament．伦伯特再次声明其离开议会的打算。declare：宣布、声称，例如：The U.N.has declared it to be a safe zone．联合国已宣布它为安全区。suggest：建议、提议，它后面不能跟表示人的名词或者单词，可以跟从句，例如：I suggested to Mike that we go out for a meal with his colleagues．我向迈克提议，我们和他的同事们一起出去吃饭。