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“Down-to-earth” means someone or something that is honest, realistic (現實的) and easy to deal with．

It is a pleasure to find someone who is down-to-earth．A person who is down-to-earth is easy to talk to and accepts other people as equals．A down-to-earth person is just the opposite of someone who acts importantly and proudly．

Down-to-earth person may be important members of society, of course．But they do not let their importance “go to their heads”．They do not consider themselves to be better persons than others of less importance．Someone who is filled with his own importance and pride, often without cause, is said to have “his nose in the air”．There is no way a person with his nose in the air can be down-to-earth．

Americans use another expression that means almost the same as “down-to-earth”．It is “both-feet-on-the-ground”．Someone with “both-feet-on-the-ground” is a person with a good understanding of reality．He has what is called “common sense”．He may have dreams, but he does not allow them to block his knowledge of what is real．

The opposite kind of person is one who has his “head-in-the-clouds”．A man with his “head-in-the-clouds” is a dreamer whose mind is not in the real world．

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

Usually, the person who is down-to-earth is very likely to have our both-feet-on-the-ground．When we have our both-feet-on-the-ground, when we are down-to-earth, we act honestly and openly towards others．Our lives are like the ground below us, solid and strong．

1．“But they do not let their importance ‘go to their heads’” means that _____．

A．they are important but they do not want to be important

B．they do not show out that they are much better than others

C．they think others are less important but they do not look down upon them

D．they have a calm mind and are not proud of their importance

2．After reading this passage, what do you think a person with both-feet-on-the-ground is like?

A．He/She is a person who is honest, modest, realistic and easy to go with．

B．He/She is a person who is kind to others and never looks down upon them．

C．He/She is a person who thinks they themselves are less important than others．

D．He/She is a person who never thinks they themselves are a lot better tan others．

3．“Common sense” here means _____．

A．real sense without dreaming