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　　Eubie Blake was one of the most famous ragtime musicians in American history．Ragtime music is an early form of jazz．It was very popular in the early twentieth century．Eubie Blake wrote his first ragtime song in 1899．when he was sixteen years old．

　　Eubie Blake was born in Baltimore; Maryland．His parents were black slaves(奴隶)．They named him James Hubert, but everyone called him Eubie．He started playing the piano in a night club when he was fifteen years old．Later, Eubie Blake wrote a very popular musical show　called Shuffle Along with another black singer, Noble Sissle．Today, that show is still sung and remembered by music lovers．

　　Eubie Blake retired in the nineteen－forties to study music at New York University。Later, however, he returned to the stage(舞台)．He travelled, wrote music and played the piano until he died at the age of one hundred．

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1．What is Ragtime music?

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2．When was Eubie Blake born?

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3．What do we know about Eubie’s parents according to the passage?

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4．Why did Eubie go to New York University?

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5．Is Eubie Blake remembed by music lovers?

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　　1．An early form of jazz．

　　2．1883

　　3．They were black slaves．

　　4．To study music．

　　5．Yes, he is．