1."Down-to-earth"means someone or something that is honest,practical and easy to deal with.It is (36)A to find someone who is down-to-earth.A person who is down-to-earth is easy to talk to and (37)D other people as equals.A down-to-earth person is just the (38)C of someone who acts important and proud.
Down-to-earth persons (39)B be important members of society,of course.(40)A they do not let their importance"go to their heads".They do not (41)D 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)A to have"his nose in the air".There is (43)C way a person with his nose in the air can be down-to-earth.
Americans (44)D 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)Aof reality.He (46)C what is called"common sense".He may have (47)B,but he does not allow them to (48)A his knowledge of what is real.
The opposite kind of (49)Dis one who has his"head-in-the-clouds".A man with his-head-in-the-clouds is a dreamer whose (50)Ais not in the real world.
(51)D,such a dreamer can be brought back to earth.(52)Awords from a teacher can usually bring a day-dreaming student down-to-earth.
Usually,the person who is down-to-earth is very (53)C to have both feet on-the-ground.(54)Cwe have both our feet on-the-ground,when we are down-to-earth,we act honestly and openly (55)A others.Our lives are like the ground below us,solid and strong.
36.A.pleasant | B.sad | C.common | D.surprising |
37.A.meets | B.welcomes | C.receives | D.accepts |
38.A.case | B.kind | C.opposite | D.example |
39.A.must | B.may | C.should | D.will |
40.A.But | B.So | C.For | D.And |
41.A.wish | B.expect | C.desire | D.consider |
42.A.said | B.told | C.asked | D.made |
43.A.some | B.a | C.no | D.every |
44.A.discover | B.find | C.make | D.use |
45.A.understanding | B.wish | C.reason | D.expectation |
46.A.demands | B.lacks | C.has | D.likes |
47.A.fortunes | B.dreams | C.achievements | D.disadvantages |
48.A.block | B.protect | C.own | D.gain |
49.A.idea | B.people | C.attitude | D.person |
50.A.mind | B.life | C.body | D.head |
51.A.Always | B.Therefore | C.However | D.Sometimes |
52.A.Sharp | B.All | C.No | D.Bad |
53.A.possible | B.probable | C.likely | D.able |
54.A.Though | B.Since | C.When | D.Unless |
55.A.toward | B.for | C.over | D.onto |