用except, except for或excepting填空。 

1. She usually goes to work on her bike ________ when it rains. 

2. The whole staff, not ________ the heads of departments, went to the playground. 

3. His account is correct ________ that some details are omitted (省略，遗漏). 

4. The office is empty ________ Alice. 

5. I would go ________ it's too late. 

6. All the essays are good ________ John's. 

7. Everybody must study, ________ those who have a better grasp of Marxism. 

8. The wall was bare ________ a map of the world. 

9. I have looked for my wallet everywhere ________ there. 

10. I would join you ________ my headache. 

11. We can ask him for some advice at any time ________ during his holidays. 

12. His composition is good, ________ some spelling mistakes. 

13. John wasn't remembered, ________ by some of us who had known him. 

14. There was silence in the room, ________ the tick of the clock on the wall. 

15. The pair of trousers fits me well ________ the waist of it is a little too small. 

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