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18．Have you ever wanted to see the Great Wall of China，or win an Oscar for Best Director，or swim with dolphins（海豚）？If so，you are not alone．We all have things we want to do or achieve．These are part of our"bucket lists"．A bucket is a list of things that someone wants to experience in his or her lifetimes．These things can be big or small．Have you ever thought about what is on your bucket list？
Lindsay，15，created her bucket list when she was 14．She has given her list serious thought．"I've always wanted to travel into space，"she says．"I don't really want to be an astronaut．But I do want to go to space as a tourist．I want to see the Earth from above．"Other things on her list include being on TV，seeing her favorite band in concert，learning how to speak Portuguese（葡萄牙语），and living in a foreign country．"I've always wanted to live in Brazil．As part of my bucket list，I want to attend Carnival（狂欢节）in the capital of Brazil，"she says．
Jose，16，recently created a list of things he wants to achieve．It changes sometimes he adds and takes away things because he wants to keep the number of the things at seven．One thing has stayed at number one，though：he wants to visit a movie set（影视基地）．He would like to see the Harry Potter of The Hobbit movie sets．Other things on the list include being on TV，meeting his favorite sports star，living in a foreign country，skateboarding down a mountain，attending the World Cup，and backpacking across Europe．He would like to spend two months visiting Eastern Europe with his best friend Adam．"Maybe after I graduate from college，"says Jose．
Carrie，14，also has a bucket list．She first created it when she was 12．She would like to live in a foreign country for at least two years．She also wants to learn as many foreign languages as possible．But the number one thing on her list is to see her favorite band in concert．She also wants to go on a trip and to visit a movie set．Her favorite movies are the Hunger Games and Star Wars．Carrie is confident she will do most or all of the things on her bucket list．"I'm only 14，"she says，"I have my whole life ahead of me!"

68．What is No.1at Lindsay's bucket list？C
A．Visiting a movie sat．
B．Living in Brazil．
C．Traveling to space．
D．Seeing her favorite band．
69．Who is probably the most interested in sports according to his or her bucket list？B
A．Lindsay．
B．Jose．
C．Adam．
D．Carrie．
70．What can we learn from the passage？A
A．Lindsay and Carrie both love music．
B．Jose and Carrie are both space fans．
C．All the three teens wants to visit movie sets．
D．Jose and Adam hope to live in a foreign country．
71．What's the main idea of the passage？C
A．We should keep changing our bucket lists to meet our needs．
B．We must think about our bucket lists before they are created．
C．Our bucket lists can help us work towards achieving our goals．
D．Being confident is a key to our achievement on our bucket lists．

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Carlton Joseph is a fashion designer（服装设计师），but not just any fashion designer．He appears on television，he writes books，and he owns his fashion house．
Born in 1980，Carlton started designing clothes when he was eleven．His father owned a clothes store，and Carlton used to work there at the weekend．Then he did a design course at college．
When he was 21，someone suggested doing a TV program．He made his first show"Carlton's Clothes"in 2004，and he wrote his first book in the same year．Since then he has written four more．Carlton got married to TV producer Susan Mills in 2005．
Three months ago，Carlton started his new company．He called it"Design Carlton"．
At work Carlton always wears black trousers and a blank coat，but at home，or when he goes out，he wears clothes with bright colors （red，blue and yellow）．He is especially crazy about new glasses，he buys a new pair every few weeks．"I like to look different every day，"he says．
Carlton started wearing glasses when he was twelve．He dyed（给…染色） his hair red when he was 18．It is still red，and this year，for the first time，he has grown a beard．"My wife likes it，that's why"is his explanation．But his beard is black．

64．How old was Carlton when he wrote his first book？C
A.11
B.21
C.24
D.25
65．What does the underlined word"it"refer to？B
A．Carlton's hair．
B．Carlton's beard．
C．Carlton's coat．
D．Carlton's company．
66．What is the main idea of paragraph 5？A
A．Carlton likes to look different．
B．Carlton is a hardworking person．
C．Carlton is crazy about new glasses．
D．Carlton loves wearing colorful clothes．
67．Which of the following if true according to the passage？D
A．Carlton is just a common fashion designer．
B．Carlton started his new fashion company in 2005．
C．Carlton made his first show after he got married to Susan．
D．Carlton got some design experience before going to college．

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