“Down-to-earth” means someone or something that is honest, practical and easy to deal with. It is   36   to find someone who is down-to-earth. A person who is down-to-earth is easy to talk to and   37   other people as equals. A down-to-earth person is just the   38   of someone who acts important and proud.
Down-to-earth persons   39   be important members of society, of course.   40  they do not let their importance “go to their heads”. They do not   41   themselves to be better persons than others of less importance. Someone who is filled with his own importance and pride, often without cause, is   42   to have “his nose in the air”. There is   43   way a person with his nose in the air can be down-to-earth.
Americans   44   another expression that means almost the same as “down-to-earth”. The expression is “both-feet-on-the-ground”. Someone with both-feet-on-the-ground is a person with a good   45   of reality. He   46   what is called “common sense”. He may have   47  , but he does not allow them to   48   his knowledge of what is real.
The opposite kind of   49   is one who has his “head-in-the-clouds”. A man with his-head-in-the-clouds is a dreamer whose   50   is not in the real world.
  51  , such a dreamer can be brought back to earth.   52   words from a teacher can usually bring a day-dreaming student down-to-earth.
Usually, the person who is down-to-earth is very   53   to have both feet on-the –ground.  54   we have both our feet on-the –ground, when we are down-to-earth, we act   55   and openly towards others. Our lives are like the ground below us, solid and strong.

A．pleasant B．sad C．common D．surprising

A．meets B．welcomes C．receives D．accepts

A．case B．kind C．opposite D．example

A．must B．may C．should D．will

A．But B．So C．For D．And

A．wish B．expect C．desire D．consider

A．said B．told C．asked D．made

A．some B．a C．no D．every

A．discover B．find C．make D．use

A．understanding B．wish C．reason D．expectation

A．demands B．lacks C．has D．likes

A．fortunes B．dreams C．achievements D．disadvantages

A．block B．protect C．own D．gain

A．idea B．people C．attitude D．person

A．mind B．life C．body D．head

A．Always B．Therefore C．However D．Sometimes

A．Sharp B．All C．No D．Bad

A．possible B．probable C．likely D．able

A．Though B．Since C．When D．Unless

A．kindly B．directly C．friendly D．honestly