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Carlton Joseph is a fashion designer（服裝設(shè)計師），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（給…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．
