101. 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
　　102. I always get the _______ wrong with words like "custom" or "costume."
　　A) spice
　　B) spellings
　　C) statement
　　D) stage
　　103. Well goes the proverb, "Variety is the ________ of life."
　　A) spice
　　B) spellings
　　C) statement
　　D) stage
　　104. The discussion has proceeded to a ________ where we could reach an agreemer
　　A) spice
　　B) spellings
　　C) statement
　　D) stage
　　105.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
　　106. The president made a ________ that he had nothing to do with the scandal.
　　A) status
　　B) statement
　　C) storage
　　D) stock
　　107. Doctors have higher ________ than ordinary workers in our country.
　　A) status
　　B) statement
　　C) storage
　　D) stock
　　108. The color balloons are out of ________ now; the storeowner sold them all the day before.
　　A) status
　　B) statement
　　C) storage
　　D) stock
　　109. Meat should be kept in cold ________ to keep fresh.
　　A) status
　　B) statement
　　C) storage
　　D) stock
　　110. They served a drink mixed with some blue ________ .
　　A) subscribers
　　B) stuff
　　C) substitute
　　D) substances
　　111. Wood is the most important building ________ in that area.
　　A) subscribers
　　B) stuff
　　C) substitute
　　D) substances
　　112. 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
　　113. Cigarettes contain many harmful ________ , so please stop smoking.
　　A) subscribers
　　B) stuff
　　C) substitute
　　D) substances
　　114. If you want to succeed, there is no ________ for hard work. So, work hard!
　　A) subscribers
　　B) stuff
　　C) substitute
　　D) substances
　　115. 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
　　116. Most water ________ in Taiwan now do not contain fluoride.
　　A) supplies
　　B) suffering
　　C) surroundings
　　D) surroundings
　　117. Some insects blend in with their ________ so that it's difficult to see them.
　　A) supplies
　　B) suffering
　　C) surroundings
　　D) surroundings
　　118. When Mr. and Mrs. Hsu retired, they moved to a pleasant neighborhood and enjoy their ________ .
　　A) supplies
　　B) suffering
　　C) surroundings
　　D) surroundings
　　119. It is fortunate that we can live in safe and comfortable ______ .
　　A) survival
　　B) surroundings
　　C) symbol
　　D) suspension
　　120. If cancer is spotted earlier, there is a high chance of ________.
　　A) survival
　　B) surroundings
　　C) symbol
　　D) suspension