完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D)中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，

完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Mrs. White gave music lessons at a school. She had a good voice, __16__ some of her high notes sounded like a door that __17__ oiling. Mrs. White knew her __18__ well, and took every __19__ she could find to practise these high notes. As she __20__ a small house, she could not practise __21__ disturbing the rest of the family. So she usually went for long walks __22__ the country road. But __23__ she heard a car or a person __24__ along the road, she stopped practising. She did not want to be heard, __25__ she was very shy.

One afternoon, a fast open car came up behind her so __26__ and so fast that she did not hear it __27__ it was only a few yards from her. She __28__ some of her highest and __29__ notes at that time. As the car passed, she saw an anxious __30__ come over its driver’s face. He stopped his car suddenly, __31__ out and began to examine all the tyres __32__.

Mrs. White __33__ to tell him what the noise he __34__ really was. He got back into the and __35__.

第16题：

[A] and

[B] as if

[C] besides

[D] except that