单选题 It is postulated that a cure for the disease will have been found by the year 2000.
  • A. challenged
  • B. assumed
  • C. deducted
  • D. decreed


【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】划线词意为“假定”，B项意为“假定，设想”，A项意为“挑战”，C项意为“扣除，减去”，D项意为“判决，裁定”。