, the pay isn't attractive enough, though the job itself is quite interesting.A.Strictly speaking B. On the contraryC．In particular D.To be honest 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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_______ , the pay isn't attractive enough, though the job itself is quite interesting.

A.Strictly speaking B. On the contrary

C．In particular D.To be honest

【解析】试题分析：考查固定短语。A严格来说;B相反;C特别的;D老实说，句意：老实说，报酬不够吸引人，尽管工作本身很有趣。故选D

考点：考查固定短语

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