You are standing in the kitchen and a voice says, "Add a little more salt to that soup." Yes, it's always
nice to have someone help you when you're cooking. But this voice is not from a man. You are alone!
Then where does it come from? Is it from a ghost? No, this isn't a ghost kitchen-it's the kitchen of the
future.
Scientists are working to improve everything in the kitchen, from fridges to tables, and even the ways we
cook. They are making a system. It will help a person cook a meal. You don't need cookbooks. You can hear how to cook food.
     The fridge of the smart kitchen has a scanner. It looks at the foods in the fridge. It will order more milk
from the store when your milk has gone bad or there is no more in the fridge. The gloves will test the
temperature of everything they touch and say, "Need to cook longer" or "Hot and ready to eat". If you
leave them on the stove by mistake, they'll say, "Fire!" Even the knives and spoons will speak. For
example, if your food is bad, the knives and spoons will tell you not to eat it.
     The future kitchen may look wonderful, but it's not cheap. The multimedia fridge costs about 8,000
dollars. So even though high-tech kitchens are no longer a dream, not everyone can afford one.

1. In the kitchen of the future, there is a ______ helping you.

A. system        
B. man        
C. ghost        
D. servant

2. In the future, you can cook by ______.

A. reading        
B. hearing    
C. learning      
D. looking

3. The fridge of the smart kitchen has a scanner and it can ______.

A. help you do everything          
B. clean the fridge when it's dirty
C. give you a warning when there's something wrong    
D. talk with you

4. From the passage we know that ______.

A. everybody can buy such a fridge    
B. not everybody can buy such a fridge        
C. nobody can buy such a fridge      
D. most people can buy such a fridge