The house was quiet in the night, ________ the occasional coughing from my throat.

问题描述:

The house was quiet in the night, ________ the occasional coughing from my throat.

except for
房子夜间很安静,只是偶尔传出我的咳嗽声.(除外的和前面所提及的不属于同一类,故用except for)