Brown said he was by no means annoyed； he was glad to be able to make himself clearly understood. (2012·浙江，14)
A. all in all
B. for one thing
C. on the contrary
D. by the way
网友回答
A. all in all
B. for one thing
(答案→)C. on the contrary
D. by the way
解析：
句意为：布朗说他一点儿都不恼火。相反他很高兴能够让别人清楚地理解他。on the contrary相反，符合句意。all in all总而言之；for one thing首先，一方面；by the way顺便讲一下。解题的关键是对词组by no means＝never(决不)的理解。