The     1     (express) “keeping up with the Joneses” was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He began earning $125 a week at the age of 23,     2     was a lot of money in those days. He and his wife moved to a very     3     (wealth) neighborhood outside New York City. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went     4     (ride) every day. When he saw that rich people had servants, Momand also hired a servant and gave big     5     (party) for their new neighbors.

It was like a race,     6     the race ended when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They moved back to     7     apartment in New York City.

Momand looked around him and noticed that many people did all they could     8    (keep) up with the rich lifestyle of their neighbors. He called it “keeping up with the Joneses” because “Jones” is a very common name in the United States. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories. The stories     9     (sell) well and gradually “keeping up with the Joneses” became an idiom     10     (common) used by many people.