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The express0ion was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $ 125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighborhood outside New York City. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants, Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbors.
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 longer pay for their new way of life. They moved back to an apartment in New York City.
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1.Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they .
A. want to be as rich as their neighbors
B. want others to know or to think that they are rich
C. don’t want others to know they are rich
D. want to look like their neighbors
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C. live in apartments D. live with many neighbors
3.Arthur Momand used the name “Jones” in his series of short stories because at
that time “Jones” is in the United States.
A. an important name B. a popular name
C. his neighbor’s name D. not a good name
4.According to Arthur Momand’s story, which of the following is Not True ?
A. Arthur Momand earned a lot of money every week.
B. Arthur Momand hired a servant and gave big parties.
C. Arthur Momand moved back to a flat in New York City.
D. Arthur Momand married a wealthy wife in the neighborhood.
5.According to the last sentence underlined, what’s the writer’s attitude towards
“keeping up with the Joneses” ?
A. It is very common to keep up with the Joneses.
B. It is very easy to keep up with the Joneses.
C. It is difficult to always keep up with the Joneses.
D. It is never too tired to keep up with the Joneses.
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Fang Chang is a boy of Chinese. He is from Wuhan and he is fourteen. He is studying in a school. He studies very hard and he is a good student in his school.
He gets up at six o'clock from Monday to Friday. And he usually has hamburgers, salad and milk for his breakfast. He takes a bus to school at 6:40 in the morning. And he gets to school at 7:10. The first class starts at 7:45. He eats lunch at school.
Fang Chang loves his school and his classmates.
1.What do you know about Fang Chang?
A. He is an American boy.
B. He is a student in a school.
C. He is not a good student.
D. He gets up very late every day.
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A. He gets up at 6:00 every day.
B. He gets up at 6:00 on weekends.
C. He gets up at 6:00 on school days.
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