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“ Down-to-earth” means someone or something that is honest, practical and easy to deal with．It is 1 to find someone who is down-to-earth．A person who is down-to-earth is easy to talk to 2 accepts other people as equals．A down-to-earth is just the 3 of someone who acts importantly and proudly.

Down-to-earth persons may be 4 members of society, of course．But they do not let their importance “ go to their 5 ”．They do not 6 themselves to be better persons than others of less importance, someone who is filled with his own importance and 7 , often without cause, is said to have “his nose in the air”．There is no way a person with his nose in the 8 can be down-to-earth．Americans use another expression that means almost the same 9 “down-to-earth”．The expression is “both-feet-on-the-ground”．Someone with both-feet-on-the-ground is a person 10 a good understanding of reality．He has what is called “ 11 sense”．He may have 12 , but he does not allow them to 13 his knowledge of what is real．The opposite kind of person is 14 who has his “head-in-the-clouds”．A man with his head in the clouds is a dreamer whose mind is not in the 15 world.

Sometimes 16 a dreamer can be brought back to earth． 17 words from a teacher can usually bring a day-dreaming student down-to-earth.

Usually, the person who is down-to-earth is very 18 to have both-feet-on-the-ground.

19 we have both our feet on-the-ground, when we are down-to-earth, we act 20 and openly toward others．Our lives are like the ground below us, solid and strong.

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

2．A．but B．yet C．and D．while

3．A．kind B．like C．example D．opposite

4．A．important B．famous C．successful D．necessary

5．A．nose B．heads C．minds D．forehead

6．A．wish B．desire C．expect D．consider

7．A．proud B．pride C．famous D．fame

8．A．air B．sky C．tree D．cloud

9．A．like B．with C．of D．for

10．A．has B．who C．is D．with

11．A．usual B．ordinary C．common D．daily

12．A．dreams B．fortunes C．advantages D．luck