neighbours．He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series （系列） of short stories, He called it ‘Keeping up with the Joneses’ because ‘Jones’ is a very common name in the United States．’ Keeping up with the Joneses’ came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you．Momand’s series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years．Р People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses．And there are ‘Jonses’ in every city of the world．But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does, Mr．Jones always seems to be ahead．Р72．Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they ______．Р A．want to be as rich as their neighboursР B．want others to know or to think that they are richР C
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