01. After the poet's wife died, he quitted writing poems for a while, for he thought words could not express his ________ .
A) society
B) slices
C) sorrow
D) solution
02. I always get the _______ wrong with words like "custom" or "costume."
A) spice
B) spellings
C) statement
D) stage
03. Well goes the proverb, "Variety is the ________ of life."
A) spice
B) spellings
C) statement
D) stage
04. The discussion has proceeded to a ________ where we could reach an agreemer
A) spice
B) spellings
C) statement
D) stage
05.I get a _______ from the bank, which shows how much money has been paid into and taken out.
A) spice
B) spellings
C) statement
D) stage
06. The president made a ________ that he had nothing to do with the scandal.
A) status
B) statement
C) storage
D) stock
07. Doctors have higher ________ than ordinary workers in our country.
A) status
B) statement
C) storage
D) stock
08. The color balloons are out of ________ now; the storeowner sold them all the day before.
A) status
B) statement
C) storage
D) stock
09. Meat should be kept in cold ________ to keep fresh.
A) status
B) statement
C) storage
D) stock
10. They served a drink mixed with some blue ________ .
A) subscribers
B) stuff
C) substitute
D) substances
11. Wood is the most important building ________ in that area.
A) subscribers
B) stuff
C) substitute
D) substances
12. Do you want to pay for a series of issues of our magazine? We now make a special offer to new ________ .
A) subscribers
B) stuff
C) substitute
D) substances
13. Cigarettes contain many harmful ________ , so please stop smoking.
A) subscribers
B) stuff
C) substitute
D) substances
14. If you want to succeed, there is no ________ for hard work. So, work hard!
A) subscribers
B) stuff
C) substitute
D) substances
15. When touring to the earthquake-stricken area, our President was moved and touched by the ________ of the poor victim family.
A) supplies
B) suffering
C) surroundings
D) surroundings
16. Most water ________ in Taiwan now do not contain fluoride.
A) supplies
B) suffering
C) surroundings
D) surroundings
17. Some insects blend in with their ________ so that it's difficult to see them.
A) supplies
B) suffering
C) surroundings
D) surroundings
18. When Mr. and Mrs. Hsu retired, they moved to a pleasant neighborhood and enjoy their ________ .
A) supplies
B) suffering
C) surroundings
D) surroundings
19. It is fortunate that we can live in safe and comfortable ______ .
A) survival
B) surroundings
C) symbol
D) suspension
20. If cancer is spotted earlier, there is a high chance of ________.
A) survival
B) surroundings
C) symbol
D) suspension