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.

　　56. Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they ______.

　　A. want to be as rich as their neighbours

　　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 be happy

　　57. It can be inferred from the story that rich people like to ________.

　　A. live outside New York City

　　B. live in New York City

　　C. live in apartments

　　D. have many neighbours

　　58. The underlined word neighbourhood in the second paragraph means ________.

　　A. a person who lives near another

　　B. people living in an area

　　C. an area near the place referred to

　　D. an area in another town or city

　　59. Arthur Momand used the name ‘Jones’ in his series of short stories because’ Jones’ is ________.

　　A. an important name

　　B. a popular name in the United States

　　C. his neighbour’s name

　　D. not a good name

　　60. According to the writer, it is________ to keep up with the Joneses.

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