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With a continuous 1,300 kilometer-long coastline and beautiful beaches, Wales is a popular holiday destination in the United Kingdom. Most Welsh people live in south Wales in the capital city, Cardiff, and two other big cities: Swansea and Newport.

Language

The official languages of Wales are English and Welsh, and "Wenglish" is a Welsh-English dialect. Everyone speaks English, but if you go to school in Wales you have to learn Welsh until you are 16. Street signs are written in Welsh and English, and villages, towns and cities have an English name and a Welsh name. The Welsh language is one of the oldest languages in Europe and around 20 percent of people in Wales speak Welsh.

Sports

The Welsh enjoy watching and playing sports, especially rugby and football. The modern Millennium Stadium in Cardiff can hold 74,500 people and is where you go if you want to watch a football or rugby match or a concert.

Water sports are popular in Wales. You can go surfing or wakeboarding. If you like unusual sports, visit the small town of Llanwrtyd Wells. Every year in this town there is a man versus horse marathon and a bog snorkeling competition.

Food

There are lots of sheep in Wales, so people eat a lot of lamb. Typical Welsh dishes include "cawl", which is lamb stew, sausages and "rarebit", which is a type of cheese on toast. There are also Welsh cakes, which are small, sweet, round cakes with dried raisins inside.

Symbols

If you ever go to Wales, you will see dragons everywhere; red dragons are a symbol of Wales. Other symbols include the leek (a long, green vegetable) and the daffodil.

1. （1） What are the official languages of Wales?

   A . English. B . English and Wenglish. C . English and Welsh. D . Welsh.
3. （2） Where can you go if you want to watch a rugby or football match?

   A . Swansea. B . Millennium Stadium. C . Newport. D . Llanwrtyd Wells.
5. （3） The following statements are true EXCEPT _________.

   A . The Welsh language is one of the oldest languages in the world. B . Red dragons are a symbol of Wales. C . A man versus horse marathon and a bog snorkeling competition are held annually in Llan-wrtyd Wells. D . People eat a lot of lamb because people raise lots of sheep in Wales.