(单选题)

People didn’t leave their houses because ( ).

A.they had no money

B.they were afraid of losing money

C.the city was not clean

D.they liked homes

参考答案：B

参考解析：

根据第二段末句There were so many thieves who stole money in the streets that people stayed in their homes as much as possible.可知人们不愿意离开家是因为怕小偷，选项B：他们怕丢钱，符合文意。选项A：他们没有钱，文中并未提及；选项C：城市不干净，只是文中的细节，但并不是人们不愿意离开家的原因；选项D：他们喜欢家庭，文中未提及，错误。故正确答案是选项B。

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