Perhaps the first Welsh word you'll see on the road into Wales is ARAF. There's a helpful English translation next to it—SLOW. As you can see, Welsh looks quite different from English. It sounds very different, too. Welsh looks and sounds so different from English because it's a Celtic language. Celtic cultures still exist around the edges of the UK—in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland and also in parts of France. For hundreds of years, almost everyone in Wales spoke Welsh, but nowadays there are about 600 thousand Welsh speakers—around 20% of the population.

　　So is Welsh dying out? Not at all! Nowadays, all school children in Wales study Welsh and many choose to go to an all Welshspeaking school. You can get public information in Welsh, speak Welsh in court or take a course at university in Welsh. People surf the Internet in Welsh, keep up with friends on Facebook and write blogs in Welsh.

　　By the way，“Croeso I Gymru！” means “Welcome to Wales！” —I hope you'll be able to visit it

　　one day.

　　文章大意：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了威尔士语，包括威尔士语的特点、使用的人群、发展前景以及与英语的不同。

　　1．According to the passage, Welsh ________.

　　A．has developed from Cornish

　　B．is still widely used in the UK

　　C．sounds a little similar to English

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