Honest adj. 诚实地；正直地 adv老实说，说真的

短语：

1、Be honest in (doing) sth. 做某事诚实

2、Be honest with sb. 对某人以坦诚相待

3、Be honest about sth. 对某事诚实

4、To be honest (with you) 坦白地说，老实地告诉你

例1 You should tell the story_____.

A. honesty B. to be honest C. honestly D. in honesty

解析: C 依据题意，此题需选用honesty作状语，意为“老实地；公正地”； to be honest和in honesty用作插入语，作“老实说”讲；honest仅用作定语和表语。题意：你应当老老实实地把真相讲出来。

例2 She is always honest her customers.

A. with B. about C. in D. over

解析：Be honest with sb.意为“对……公平、诚实”；in或about之后常接事物的分词或代词；over与honest搭配不当。题意：她对顾客总是诚实的。

派生：honesty n. 诚实 ；honestly adv.诚实地

dishonest a. 不诚实的；dishonesty n.不诚实

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经典考题：

1.                            ，volunteering is a good way to develop ourselves.So you'd better make time to volunteer.

   A. To my surprise  B. To be honest  C. To start with  D. End up with

2. The new policy tries to take                   （honest）behavior out of society.

Keys:

1. B 2. dishonest