My name is Helen Wright. I am nineteen years old. I am from Leeds, a beautiful city in the UK. We are a family of 1.: my parents, my brother and sister and I. My father is a cook. He is forty-eight years old. He and my uncle have a restaurant. My mother is a 2.. She is forty-three years old. She works in a hospital. Andrew and Mary are fifteen years old and they love 3.. They often play football together.
My favourite colour is light green. It is the colour of new grass(草) in 4.. I think it is a happy colour and 5.of energy. My favourite 6.is the dog. I like 7.and painting. I am good at thinking. I am studying to be a designer at Leeds Arts University. This is my first year, and I am 8.a lot. I have my best designs in a portfolio(作品集). There 9.some of my homework, posters and thank-you notes for my family and friends. I also design a menu with dishes for my father. He loves it!
I am still a student, but I 10.in a design company in my free time. I dream of being the best designer in the future.

1. five 2. doctor 3. sport(s) 4. spring 5. full 6. animal 7. drawing 8. learning 9. is 10. work

1. How many collections are mentioned(提及) in the passage?
2. Where can you find stones according to the passage?
3. What are buttons made of according to the passage?
4. Does everyone write the name in the same way?
5. What would you like to collect? (请自拟一句话作答)

1. Three. 2. Under our feet. 3. Wood, glass, shells—almost anything. 4. No. 5. I'd like to collect stamps. (言之有理即可)