53. In preparation for the wedding ceremony, Gary tried to set _____ a few dollars of his salary each month.
　　A) aside
　　B) off
　　C) about
　　D) out
　　54. All but one worker _____ here just now.
　　A) is
　　B) was
　　C) has been
　　D) were

　　55. Do you want to leave everything to your wife in your will or would you like anyone else _____?
　　A) to be mentioned
　　B) to mention
　　C) that they're mentioned
　　D) being mentioned
　　56. Silver is the best conductor of electricity, copper _____ it closely.
　　A) followed
　　B) following
　　C) to follow
　　D) being followed
　　57. All things _____, the result is satisfactory.
　　A) considered
　　B) considering
　　C) to consider
　　D) are considered
　　58. To have a successful party, _____ beforehand.
　　A) everything should be arranged
　　B) we should arrange everything
　　C) everything must be arranged
　　D) things ought to be arranged
　　59. If it _____ Professor Johnson's recommendation I wouldn't have been admitted to the graduate school.
　　A) were not for
　　B) had not been for
　　C) were not
　　D) had not been
　　60. _____ matters little.
　　A) He will come or not
　　B) If or not he comes
　　C) Whether he comes or not
　　D) He comes or not
　　61. By using your eyes you can tell the direction _____ light comes.
　　A) in which
　　B) from which
　　C) with which
　　D) on which
　　62. A man escaped from the prison last week. It was a long time _____ the guards discovered what had happened.
　　A) before
　　B) until
　　C) since
　　D) than
　　63. A little learning is a dangerous thing, for you might as well not know a thing _____ know it only imperfectly.
　　A) that
　　B) as
　　C) than
　　D) but
　　64. Hard as _____, it is quite easy to drill a hole on it with laser.
　　A) is the diamond
　　B) does the diamond
　　C) the diamond is
　　D) the diamond does
　　65. "It was very cold yesterday." "_____."
　　A) So was it
　　B) So it was
　　C) It so was
　　D) Was it so