Question

Now the woods was silent ________the leaves, and the boy was trembling _______ terror.

A．but, by

B．apart from, at

C．besides, of

D．except for, with

Answer 1

D

這題考查介詞的用法：第一空填except for表示“整體說明再局部排除”第二空填with，表示原因，句意是：現在樹林是安靜的，除了樹葉，男孩因為害怕顫抖。選D。