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  New York is(1)________ for its modernity and lead in fashion.It seems to have nothing to do(2)________ its nickname(綽號(hào)):the“Big Apple”.

  Do you want to know the(3)________ behind the name?

  Well, jazz musicians first called New York the Big Apple about 50 years(4)________.At that time, performers earned money by traveling through many cities and towns across America.

  But they liked New York City(5)________, for this was the place with the best-paid jobs, the most money to earn and the greatest number of(6)________ to appreciate jazz.

  The early jazz musicians described each town and city in America as an(7)________ on a tree.Naturally they(8)________ New York City the Big Apple.

  Later a popular dance in New York was(9)________ called“The Big Apple”.

  But no one except the musicians used this term, until about 20 years ago when the city officials began developing tourism.They used the Big Apple(10)________ a symbol(象征)for New York.

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1.famous 2.with 3.story 4.a(chǎn)go 5.best 6.people 7.a(chǎn)pple 8.called 9.a(chǎn)lso 10.a(chǎn)s


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