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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(绰号)：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．ago　5．best　6．people　7．apple　8．called　9．also　10．as