Question

The teacher said that my composition was well written________a few spelling mistakes．

1. A.
   besides
2. B.
   beside
3. C.
   except
4. D.
   except for

Answer 1

D
分析：句意是“老师说我的作文除了有些拼法错误外还是写得很好的”，except for(除了)。从上面含有except的句子可以看到everybody和John，nobody和John都是以“人”为单位的。而本句中composition和mistake并不是同一单位，此时“除了”要用except for．又如：The movie is good except for the ending．(“电影”和“结尾”不是同一单位)