The room was quiet,______the occasional coughing from my throat.

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The room was quiet,______the occasional coughing from my throat.

A.in case

B.except for

C.by far

D.instead of

参考答案:

B解析:句意:房间里很静,除了我偶尔的咳嗽声。本题考查词组辨析。A项意为“以防万一”;B项意为“除……之外”;C项意为“最,无疑”;D项意为“代替,而不是”。根据句意可知本题选B。