Question

Do you have a nickname(呢称)?Most of us get one from our ，way of dressing，or personality．But for cities，the meaning of their nicknames has more to it than that．

Many big cities have ，like New York—The Big Apple，London--The Great Smog，and

Rome—The Eternal City．Why do cities have these nicknames?

the 1920s，there were many races in New York．People called the of these races apples．A famous writer first called New York the Big Apple， New York is a place where many people would like to visit：the biggest prize of all．

For Rome，just like its name，the answer is clear．Romans that no matter what happened to the world，Rome would go on．Rome has been an important center in the world for more than 2,000 years．

As for London，in the Victorian period(1837—1901)，it had with its air. Later in 1952，serious air pollution made 10,000 people ill．But now the air of London has become better．Some people even say the air pollution in Beijing now is like that 0f Victorian London．

Sound interesting? Does your city have a nickname?

1.A．apple B．awards C. appearance D．activity

2.A. many B．much C. more D．most

3.A．stories B．traditions C．nicknames D．reasons

4.A. In B．When C．AsD．At

5.A. prizes B．names C．cities D．competitors

6.A. so B. because C．andD．but

7.A．believedB．knew C．guessed D．heard

8.A. never B．sometimes C．seldom D．always

9.A. success B．problems C．interests D．meanings

10.A. turnB. change C．growD．get

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