A．As for B．Besides C．Except D．Despite

2.worthwhile　adj.　值得做的，有价值的，有用的

(回归课本P79)But the villagers treated us like heroes，and for a brief moment，I felt that all the fear and danger had been worthwhile.

但村民们把我们当成英雄来对待，一时间我觉得所有的恐怖和危险都是值得的。

【例句探源】①We had a long wait，but it was worthwhile because we got the tickets.

我们等了很长时间，但这是值得的，因为我们买到了票。

②Thank you for making my visit so worthwhile.感谢你们使我的访问如此有价值。

③It is worthwhile discussing the question.(＝It is worthwhile to discuss the question.)这个问题值得讨论。

【易混辨析】worth，worthy，worthwhile

(1)worth意为"值(多少钱)"、"相当于......的价值"或"值得"等。其后通常接表示钱数的名词或相当于"代价"的比喻性名词。

be worth 后还可接动词的-ing形式，意为"值得做"，应使用主动结构表示被动意义。be worth不能接不定式。

(2)worthy的结构是：be worthy of sth./be worthy of doing sth./sth.is worthy to be done或sth.is worthy of being done。

(3)worthwhile要与形式主语it并用，构成It is/was worthwhile doing/to do sth.，worth也可用于这个句式中。

①Guilin is worthy of being visited.

②Hangzhou is a beautiful place.It is worthwhile to go there.

③Is the exhibition worth a visit?

【即境活用】7．Because American parents believe that knowledge leads to a meaningful life，they try to give youngsters many opportunities to develop skills and ________ interests.A．Worth B．worthyC．valuable D．worthwhile

8.We have worked together in harmony for many years, and I find it ________ with them.A．worthy of workingB．useless to workC．worth of working D．worthwhile working

3.to one's astonishment　令某人惊讶的是

(回归课本P79)To our astonishment，just two days after we had received our confidential orders to join the D-Day landing troops，and after a day fighting and seeing many of my friends killed by the enemy，we found ourselves outside a peaceful village in France.使我们吃惊的是，就在我们接到加入D日登陆部队的机密命令后两天，经过一天的战斗，并亲眼目睹我的很多朋友被敌军残杀后，我们发现我们来到了一个宁静的法国村庄外面。