Wales has a population of about three million. English is the main language and
only twenty per cent speak both Welsh and English. Every year _______ (1) August there
is a Welsh – speaking festival. It _______ (2) place in a different town each year so
everyone has the chance for it to be near them. Local people ________ (3) years making
plans for when the festival will be in _______ (4) town. Each festival is ______ (5) by
about 160,000 people. They travel not only from nearby towns and villages _______ (6)
also from the rest of the British Isles and _______ (7) from abroad. There are concerts,
plays and _______ (8) to find best singers, poets, writers, and so on. Shops sell Welsh
music, books, pictures and clothes as ______ (9) as food and drink. The festival provides
a chance for Welsh – speaking people to be together for a whole week, with _______ (10)
Welsh language all around them.
1. A. on B. by C. in D. at
2. A. takes B. finds C. has D. makes
3. A. pass B. put C. spend D. do
4. A. our B. their C. his D. its
5. A. arrived B. attended C. joined D. come
6. A. but B. and C. since D. however
7. A. just B. hardly C. quite D. even
8. A. tests B. examinations C. competitions D. races
9. A. long B. far C. good D. well
10. A. one B. a C. the D. some