“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.

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

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

3.                A．case           B．kind           C．opposite  D．example

4.                A．must           B．may            C．should   D．will

5.                A．But            B．So             C．For  D．And

6.                A．wish           B．expect         C．desire    D．consider

7.                A．said           B．told            C．asked    D．made

8.                A．some          B．a              C．no   D．every

9.                A．discover        B．find            C．make D．use

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

11.               A．demands       B．lacks           C．has   D．likes

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

13.               A．block          B．protect         C．own  D．gain

14.               A．idea           B．people         C．attitude   D．person

15.               A．mind          B．life            C．body D．head

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

17.               A．Sharp          B．All            C．No   D．Bad

18.               A．possible        B．probable       C．likely D．able

19.               A．Though         B．Since          C．When D．Unless

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

—Do you like some more chocolate?

—     , Bob, but I don’t want to gain weight.

A．Forget it          B．Thanks            C．Never mind        D．Not at all

    delighted me most was       my son was admitted to Beijing University.

A．That, what         B．That, that          C．What, that         D．What, what

The Great Wall is __________ tourist attraction that millions of people pour in every year.

A．so a well-known    B．a so well-known     C．such well-known a   D．such a well-known

 --- Halloween is coming.

--- ____? We have no holiday anyway.

A．What if           B．So what           C．Why             D．Really

Since there are other applicants, we can’t let you know our decision _____ all of them have got their chances for interview.

A．until             B．once             C．when             D．because

 --- Where did you get such a beautiful skirt?

--- It was at the department store ____ we used to shop.

A．that              B．there             C．where            D．which

Paper bags produced every year are ____ the world’s production of vehicles.

A．three times weight of                    B．three times the weight of

C．as three times heavy as                   D．three times as heavier as

You have a big mouth, Li Fei. You ________ have told everybody the secret.

A．can't             B．mustn't           C．shouldn't          D．mightn't

To know more about Japan's recent claims about Diaoyu Islands,  you can use the Internet or watch CCTV news, or     ．

A．both             B．none             C．some             D．Neither