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     The Black Country is about 10 miles from Birmingham. It's made up of four districts: Dudley, Walsall,

Sandwell, and Wolverhampton.

     Historically, it was famous for industry, which explains 1______ the area is called the Black Country. It

got its name during the industrial revolution, 2______ factory pollution turned the local skies black and coal

dust from the mines made the soil the same colour. Dudley, which is 3______ (probable) the heart of the

Black Country, has a history 4______ (date) back over 1 000 years, and its famous castle has been there 

5______ about the 8th century.

     People from the Black Country are very friendly. 6______ their local dialect, which comes from the old

"Middle English", can be very difficult to understand. I still remember taking 7______ visiting friend from

Canada to a local Black Country pub for lunch. 8______ the waitress could even finish describing the menu,

my friend looked at me with his eyebrows (眉毛) 9______ (raise). When I asked what he wanted to order,

he just shook his head in disbelief and asked if the waitress whom I 10______ (speak) to just now was

actually speaking English!