Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note
a. being honest b. honest
c. to be honest d. having been honest
解析:選c。考查動詞不定式作插入語的用法。to be honest作插入語時，沒有其他形式的變化，只能用動詞不定式形式。
10. on the contrary
與此相反；正相反(只作狀語)
it doesn’t seem ugly to me; on the contrary, i think it’s rather beautiful.
我覺得它并不丑, 恰恰相反,我認為它相當漂亮。
it wasn’t a good thing; on the contrary, it was a huge mistake.這并不是一件好事，相反，這是個巨大的錯誤。
聯想拓展
(be) contrary to 違反（某事物）；與……相反
contrary to popular belief, many cats dislike milk.
與普遍看法相反，許多貓并不喜歡牛奶。
高手過招
用contrary相關短語的適當形式填空（原創）
①the car isn’t expensive. , it’s quite cheap.
②the results were expectation.
答案：①on the contrary②contrary to
11. as for
至于，關于
as for you, you ought to be ashamed of yourself.
至于你, 你應該感到慚愧。
聯想拓展
as to 至于，關于；提到；就……而論(至于，說到)
高手過招
完成句子（原創）
①he was uncertain (至于) which road to take.
②would you be so kind (至于) help me to move the stone?
③ my past, i’m not telling you anything.
答案：①as to②as to③as for
12. take a chance=take chances
冒險，碰運氣
he took a chance when he made the investment.
當時他投資時是冒了很大風險的。
聯想拓展
have a good chance/no chance/not much chance of (doing) sth./to do sth./that ...大有希望/沒有可能/沒什么希望做某事
by chance=by accident 偶然地；意外地
give sb. a chance 給某人一個機會
the chances are (that) ...
=it is likely that ...很可能……
高手過招
翻譯句子
①很可能她要來。
②我遇到她完全是偶然的。
答案：①the chances are that/its likely that shell be coming.
②i met her by chance.
重點句型
13. well, towards nightfall i found myself carried out to sea by a strong wind.