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
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54. All but one worker _____ here just now.
A. is
B. was
C. has been
D. were
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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
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56. Silver is the best conductor of electricity, copper _____ it closely.
A. followed
B. following
C. to follow
D. being followed
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57. All things _____, the result is satisfactory.
A. considered
B. considering
C. to consider
D. are considered
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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
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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
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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
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61. By using your eyes you can tell the direction _____ light comes.
A. in which
B. from which
C. with which
D. on which
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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
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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
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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
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65. "It was very cold yesterday." "_____."
A. So was it
B. So it was
C. It so was
D. Was it so
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