“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 and 2 other people as equals. A down-to-earth person is just the 3 of someone who acts important and proud.
Down-to-earth persons 4 be important members of society, of course. 5 they do not let their importance “go to their heads”. They do not 6 themselves to be better persons than others of less importance. Someone who is filled with his own importance and pride, often without cause, is 7 to have “his nose in the air”. There is 8 way a person with his nose in the air can be down-to-earth.
Americans 9 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 10 of reality. He 11 what is called “common sense”. He may have 12, but he does not allow them to 13 his knowledge of what is real.
The opposite kind of 14 is one who has his “head-in-the-clouds”. A man with his-head-in-the-clouds is a dreamer whose 15 is not in the real world.
16, such 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 towards others. Our lives are like the ground below us, solid and strong.

1.
1. A.
  pleasant
2. B.
  sad
3. C.
  common
4. D.
  surprising
2.
1. A.
  meets
2. B.
  welcomes
3. C.
  receives
4. D.
  accepts
3.
1. A.
  case
2. B.
  kind
3. C.
  opposite
4. D.
  example
4.
1. A.
  must
2. B.
  may
3. C.
  should
4. D.
  will
5.
1. A.
  But
2. B.
  So
3. C.
  For
4. D.
  And
6.
1. A.
  wish
2. B.
  expect
3. C.
  desire
4. D.
  consider
7.
1. A.
  said
2. B.
  told
3. C.
  asked
4. D.
  made
8.
1. A.
  some
2. B.
  a
3. C.
  no
4. D.
  every
9.
1. A.
  discover
2. B.
  find
3. C.
  make
4. D.
  use
10.
1. A.
  understanding
2. B.
  wish
3. C.
  reason
4. D.
  expectation
11.
1. A.
  demands
2. B.
  lacks
3. C.
  has
4. D.
  likes
12.
1. A.
  fortunes
2. B.
  dreams
3. C.
  achievements
4. D.
  disadvantages
13.
1. A.
  block
2. B.
  protect
3. C.
  own
4. D.
  gain
14.
1. A.
  idea
2. B.
  people
3. C.
  attitude
4. D.
  person
15.
1. A.
  mind
2. B.
  life
3. C.
  body
4. D.
  head
16.
1. A.
  Always
2. B.
  Therefore
3. C.
  However
4. D.
  Sometimes
17.
1. A.
  Sharp
2. B.
  All
3. C.
  No
4. D.
  Bad
18.
1. A.
  possible
2. B.
  probable
3. C.
  likely
4. D.
  able
19.
1. A.
  Though
2. B.
  Since
3. C.
  When
4. D.
  Unless
20.
1. A.
  kindly
2. B.
  directly
3. C.
  friendly
4. D.
  honestly

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Once upon a time, there were two men. One was hard-working and had a lot of1 and perseverance (坚定不移), while the other was2 and never did any work. One night, they decided to have a competition between them. The contest was simple: the3 person to see daylight would be the winner, and the winner would4 a prize. Both men agree to do it, and the competition started.
The hard-working man immediately5 and ran towards the west after the sun, while the lazy man just sat there and6 . The hard-working man, looking at the competitor,7 at his foolishness and kept going at his quick pace. Running through the jungles, swimming8 the rivers and seas, and he kept running and running,9that he would reach his goal sooner or later. Meanwhile, the lazy man was still sleeping.
The hard-working man had been10 for 6 hours already, and he was surprised that he still had not11 daylight. Thinking it would be just around the corner, he12 on running until he finally came back to where he started,13 hours14 . Upon arriving, he saw the lazy man seated there, smiling and waiting for him, holding the44he earned.
The hard-working man was15 how this lazy man could earn it ---he hadn't done anything at all! Then the lazy man said," You are16a persevering and patient man, but you were running towards the17 , running after the sun that kept moving away from your18 whereas I just waited for the sun to come to me. You were lucky. If I had decided to19 you and not to tell you, you would be continuing this pursuit (追赶) till your death." The hard-working man knew in his heart that the lazy man was right.
Sometimes, perseverance can20 you from the truth that what you are doing is wrong.

1.
1. A.
  hobbies
2. B.
  ideas
3. C.
  patience
4. D.
  money
2.
1. A.
  lazy
2. B.
  patient
3. C.
  kind-hearted
4. D.
  hard-working
3.
1. A.
  last
2. B.
  first
3. C.
  second
4. D.
  only
4.
1. A.
  accept
2. B.
  keep
3. C.
  win
4. D.
  defeat
5.
1. A.
  set in
2. B.
  set aside
3. C.
  set up
4. D.
  set out
6.
1. A.
  worked
2. B.
  drank
3. C.
  slept
4. D.
  played
7.
1. A.
  laughed
2. B.
  glared
3. C.
  stared
4. D.
  looked
8.
1. A.
  across
2. B.
  through
3. C.
  over
4. D.
  past
9.
1. A.
  representing
2. B.
  believing
3. C.
  emphasizing
4. D.
  complaining
10.
1. A.
  swimming
2. B.
  jumping
3. C.
  resting
4. D.
  running
11.
1. A.
  admired
2. B.
  invented
3. C.
  found
4. D.
  realized
12.
1. A.
  commented
2. B.
  carried
3. C.
  figured
4. D.
  depended
13.
1. A.
  before
2. B.
  later
3. C.
  next
4. D.
  further
14.
1. A.
  money
2. B.
  medal
3. C.
  prize
4. D.
  gold
15.
1. A.
  believing
2. B.
  recognizing
3. C.
  discussing
4. D.
  wondering
16.
1. A.
  true
2. B.
  indeed
3. C.
  certain
4. D.
  hardly
17.
1. A.
  west
2. B.
  east
3. C.
  north
4. D.
  south
18.
1. A.
  ears
2. B.
  hands
3. C.
  sight
4. D.
  mind
19.
1. A.
  hide from
2. B.
  learn from
3. C.
  keep from
4. D.
  come from
20.
1. A.
  make
2. B.
  let
3. C.
  blind
4. D.
  protect

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As we all know, some people get thirsty not for water. They are thirsty to 1a dream or to make something different. I think it is those people who are eager for 2 with an unquenchable (不能磨灭的) thirst who, 3, are likely to be most satisfied with their lives.
Author Napoleon Hill said, “4 is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, 5 a strong desire which transcends (超越) everything.” He is really 6 a deep thirst.
Alan C. Elliott tells in his book A Daily Does of the American Dream about a five-year study that was undertaken to 7 what made some people extraordinarily successful. The study consisted of detailed research into the 8 of 120 of the nation’s top artists, athletes, and scholars.
He reports that the researcher was 9 to find that natural abilities played only a small part in the 10 of those individuals. But research found that they 11 a powerful thirst to succeed. They practiced the piano four hours every day, 12 well before school in the morning to practice swimming or running, or spent much time 13 (time they could have spent hanging out with friends) working on science projects or painting.
Parental support was also a key factor. 14 of these extraordinarily thirsty young people helped out, 15 their children to great ideas and influential persons. Many sacrificed to ensure that their children received 16training. But in the end, it was their children’s 17 that made the difference.
The principle 18 adults, too. If you want to be more successful, the question you might first ask yourself is, “How thirsty am I?” Your 19 in any field you choose, anything you want to be or anything you want to do will 20 your answer to that simple question.

1.
1. A.
  search
2. B.
  realize
3. C.
  understand
4. D.
  enter
2.
1. A.
  anything
2. B.
  everything
3. C.
  nothing
4. D.
  something
3.
1. A.
  in the end
2. B.
  for example
3. C.
  by the way
4. D.
  on the contrary
4.
1. A.
  Determination
2. B.
  Courage
3. C.
  Desire
4. D.
  Convince
5.
1. A.
  but
2. B.
  so
3. C.
  or
4. D.
  and
6.
1. A.
  building up
2. B.
  suffering from
3. C.
  looking for
4. D.
  talking about
7.
1. A.
  predict
2. B.
  discover
3. C.
  wonder
4. D.
  question
8.
1. A.
  tasks
2. B.
  jobs
3. C.
  lives
4. D.
  games
9.
1. A.
  surprised
2. B.
  satisfied
3. C.
  frightened
4. D.
  disappointed
10.
1. A.
  failure
2. B.
  history
3. C.
  procedure
4. D.
  development
11.
1. A.
  abandoned
2. B.
  possessed
3. C.
  offered
4. D.
  required
12.
1. A.
  stood
2. B.
  stayed
3. C.
  rose
4. D.
  fell
13.
1. A.
  alone
2. B.
  awake
3. C.
  alive
4. D.
  alike
14.
1. A.
  Teachers
2. B.
  Managers
3. C.
  Friends
4. D.
  Parents
15.
1. A.
  passing
2. B.
  exposing
3. C.
  devoting
4. D.
  throwing
16.
1. A.
  ordinary
2. B.
  cruel
3. C.
  good
4. D.
  physical
17.
1. A.
  thirst
2. B.
  anger
3. C.
  worry
4. D.
  fortune
18.
1. A.
  stands for
2. B.
  turns to
3. C.
  goes against
4. D.
  applies to
19.
1. A.
  success
2. B.
  loss
3. C.
  salary
4. D.
  result
20.
1. A.
  carry on
2. B.
  insist on
3. C.
  depend on
4. D.
  bring on

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I had my first job at the age of thirteen, when a friend of my mother’s who owned a book shop1me for six hours a week to help her in the shop. I was very2to earn my own pocket money and my parents3interfered with how I spent it, even when I was spending it4. They believed that by earning money, spending it, and learning from the5, I would become more mature and6 about how to handle work, relationships with others, and money.
Like many7parents, my parents also let me and my brothers do things over which they8a great deal. When I was sixteen, for example, after I finished high school and before I entered university, I wanted to spend the summer months traveling around9. My mother was against the idea of my traveling alone at such a young age, but my father felt that it would be a great10for me. In the end, my father won the11on the condition that I limited my traveling to France, my mother’s home, where I had many uncles, aunts and cousins12through the country who could13shelter and help if I needed them.
Three years later, my younger brother decided to14a year off after his first year in university and travel through the United States and the Caribbean. Again my mother was very worried and not15to see my brother leave school, but my father encouraged him and my brother had a(n)16year working his way on trains and ships to17passage to different ports and cities, and discovering many fascinating places and people.
These kinds of experiences are probably rare for children in many countries but in the US they are fairly18. Most parents start19their children at a young age to do small things by themselves. By the time they have finished high school, many American kids have already had part-time jobs, traveled around the US or other countries on their own, have20the university they plan to attend and maybe even decided on their future career, and so on.

1.
1. A.
  taught
2. B.
  allowed
3. C.
  treated
4. D.
  hired
2.
1. A.
  anxious
2. B.
  content
3. C.
  proud
4. D.
  hopeful
3.
1. A.
  never
2. B.
  ever
3. C.
  always
4. D.
  even
4.
1. A.
  quickly
2. B.
  foolishly
3. C.
  seriously
4. D.
  honestly
5.
1. A.
  work
2. B.
  mistakes
3. C.
  others
4. D.
  books
6.
1. A.
  strict
2. B.
  reasonable
3. C.
  polite
4. D.
  responsible
7.
1. A.
  American
2. B.
  Japanese
3. C.
  Chinese
4. D.
  British
8.
1. A.
  helped
2. B.
  supported
3. C.
  shared
4. D.
  worried
9.
1. A.
  Asia
2. B.
  Africa
3. C.
  Europe
4. D.
  Oceania
10.
1. A.
  journey
2. B.
  experience
3. C.
  chance
4. D.
  possibility
11.
1. A.
  argument
2. B.
  game
3. C.
  discussion
4. D.
  plan
12.
1. A.
  send out
2. B.
  give out
3. C.
  carry out
4. D.
  spread out
13.
1. A.
  promise
2. B.
  afford
3. C.
  provide
4. D.
  serve
14.
1. A.
  leave
2. B.
  make
3. C.
  take
4. D.
  prepare
15.
1. A.
  angry
2. B.
  eager
3. C.
  sorry
4. D.
  sad
16.
1. A.
  unusual
2. B.
  hard
3. C.
  strange
4. D.
  busy
17.
1. A.
  accept
2. B.
  earn
3. C.
  find
4. D.
  search
18.
1. A.
  welcome
2. B.
  fit
3. C.
  necessary
4. D.
  common
19.
1. A.
  bringing
2. B.
  forcing
3. C.
  pushing
4. D.
  protecting
20.
1. A.
  selected
2. B.
  admired
3. C.
  afforded
4. D.
  left

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I was1when I walked into McCauley’s Bookstore in Ashland. As I was looking at titles(标题) on the shelves, the man behind the counter(柜台),2, asked if I'd like3. I needed to start4for college, so I said yes. I 19_ after school and during summers for the lowest wages(薪金), and the job helped5my freshman(or first) year of college. I would work many other jobs: I made coffee in the Students’ Union during college, I was a hotel maid (or waitress) and6 made maps for the U.S. Forest Service. But selling books was one of the most satisfying(令人满意的).
One day a woman asked me for books on cancer. She seemed fearful (or much afraid). I showed her almost7 we had at that time in store and found other books we could order (定货). She left the store less8. I’ve always remembered the9 I felt in having helped her.
Years later, as a10 in Los Angeles, I heard about an immigrant (移民) child who was born11 his fingers connected (or joined together), web-like. His family could not afford (or pay for) a corrective(矫正;整形) operation, and the boy lived in12, hiding his hand in his pocket.
I13 my boss to let me do the story. After my story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called, offering to perform the14 for free.
I visited the boy in the recovery(康复) room soon after the operation. The first thing he did was to hold up his15 hand and say, "Thank you." I felt a sense (感觉) of16.
In the past, while I was17, I always sensed (or felt) I was working for the customers(顾客), not the store. Today it’s the18. NBC News pays my salary(工资),19I feel as if I work for the20, helping them make sense of (or find the meaning of) the world.

1.
1. A.
  the reader
2. B.
  the college student
3. C.
  the shop owner
4. D.
  the customer
2.
1. A.
  a book
2. B.
  a job
3. C.
  some tea
4. D.
  any help
3.
1. A.
  planning
2. B.
  saving
3. C.
  preparing
4. D.
  studying
4.
1. A.
  read
2. B.
  studied
3. C.
  cooked
4. D.
  worked
5.
1. A.
  pay for
2. B.
  fit for
3. C.
  run for
4. D.
  enter for
6.
1. A.
  so
2. B.
  yet
3. C.
  even
4. D.
  still
7.
1. A.
  anything
2. B.
  something
3. C.
  nothing
4. D.
  everything
8.
1. A.
  worried
2. B.
  satisfied
3. C.
  excited
4. D.
  puzzled
9.
1. A.
  pride
2. B.
  failure
3. C.
  sadness
4. D.
  surprise
10.
1. A.
  doctor
2. B.
  store owner
3. C.
  bookseller
4. D.
  TV reporter
11.
1. A.
  in
2. B.
  with
3. C.
  by
4. D.
  for
12.
1. A.
  shame
2. B.
  honor
3. C.
  terror(恐怖)
4. D.
  danger
13.
1. A.
  advised
2. B.
  forced
3. C.
  persuaded
4. D.
  allowed
14.
1. A.
  action
2. B.
  program
3. C.
  treatment
4. D.
  operation
15.
1. A.
  repaired
2. B.
  connected
3. C.
  hurt
4. D.
  improved
16.
1. A.
  pleasure
2. B.
  sadness
3. C.
  interest
4. D.
  disappointment(失望)
17.
1. A.
  at the TV station
2. B.
  in the Students’ Union
3. C.
  at the US Forest Service
4. D.
  at McCauley’s Bookstore
18.
1. A.
  difference
2. B.
  same
3. C.
  usual
4. D.
  request
19.
1. A.
  so
2. B.
  and
3. C.
  but
4. D.
  because
20.
1. A.
  readers
2. B.
  viewers
3. C.
  customers
4. D.
  passengers

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