In the United States,when one 1       (become) rich,he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich,he wants people to think that he 2       . That is what

"keeping up with the Joneses" is about. It is the story of someone 3        tried to look as rich 4        his neighbours.

The expression was first 5       ( use) in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story 6        himself. He began earning $ 125 a week at the 7        of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very 8       (wealth) neighbourhood outside New York City. When he saw that rich people rode horses,Momand went horseback riding every day. 9       he saw that rich people had servants,Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbours.

It was like a race,but one could never finish his race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no 10       (long) pay for their new way of life. They moved back to an apartment in New York City.

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6.         7.                 8.                  9.          10.         


1. becomes   2. is   3. who   4. as   5. used

6.   about   7. age   8. wealthy   9. When
10. longer

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