________ down the radio-the baby’s asleep in the next room．

1. A.
   Turning
2. B.
   Turned
3. C.
   Turn
4. D.
   To turn

________ down when crossing the street, otherwise you may get hurt.

1. A.
   Slowing
2. B.
   Slow
3. C.
   To slow
4. D.
   Slowly

“ 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  37  accepts other people as equals．A down-to-earth is just the 38 of someone who acts importantly and proudly.

Down-to-earth persons may be  39  members of society, of course．But they do not let their importance “ go to their  40  ”．They do not  41  themselves to be better persons than others of less importance, someone who is filled with his own importance and  42 , often without cause, is said to have “his nose in the air”．There is no way a person with his nose in the  43  can be down-to-earth．Americans use another expression that means almost the same  44  “down-to-earth”．The expression is “both-feet-on-the-ground”．Someone with both-feet-on-the-ground is a person  45  a good understanding of reality．He has what is called “   46  sense”．He may have  47  , but he does not allow them to  48  his knowledge of what is real．The opposite kind of person is  49  who has his “head-in-the-clouds”．A man with his head in the clouds is a dreamer whose mind is not in the  50  world.

Sometimes  51  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 toward others．Our lives are like the ground below us, solid and strong.

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

A．but           B．yet         C．and             D．while

A．kind          B．like     C．example          D．opposite

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

A．nose          B．heads      C．minds           D．forehead

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

A．proud        B．pride       C．famous         D．fame

A．air            B．sky         C．tree             D．cloud

A．like           B．with        C．of              D．for

A．has         B．who        C．is              D．with

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

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

A．prevent       B．protect    C．block           D．gain

A．one         B．those       C．that             D．the one

A．reality       B．real         C．dreamful     D．true

A．so           B．such        C．each            D．that

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

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

A．When        B．While     C．As             D．Since

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

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. 5 they don’t 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 hid “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 reality. 17 words from a teacher can usually get a day-dreaming student to put both feet back on the grounD．Usually, the person who is down-to-earth is very 18 to have both feet on the ground．19 we have both our feet firmly on the ground, we are down-to-earth, and we act honestly and openly 20 others. Our lives are like the ground below us, said 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．towards   B．for            C．over      D．Onto

“ 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  37  accepts other people as equals．A down-to-earth is just the 38 of someone who acts importantly and proudly.
Down-to-earth persons may be  39  members of society, of course．But they do not let their importance “ go to their  40 ”．They do not  41  themselves to be better persons than others of less importance, someone who is filled with his own importance and  42 , often without cause, is said to have “his nose in the air”．There is no way a person with his nose in the  43 can be down-to-earth．Americans use another expression that means almost the same  44  “down-to-earth”．The expression is “both-feet-on-the-ground”．Someone with both-feet-on-the-ground is a person  45  a good understanding of reality．He has what is called “   46  sense”．He may have  47  , but he does not allow them to  48  his knowledge of what is real．The opposite kind of person is  49  who has his “head-in-the-clouds”．A man with his head in the clouds is a dreamer whose mind is not in the  50  world.
Sometimes  51  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 toward others．Our lives are like the ground below us, solid and strong.