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Future Kitchen

In a house, the kitchen is most likely to change in the future. The refrigerator may be able to talk to the owner when some part of it wears out. So before it stops working, the refrigerator itself" may let you know that there’s a problem. In addition, your fridge will also be able to tell you what are inside it. You don’t need to stand in front of an open refrigerator and look for what you want. When you have taken out the food from your refrigerator, your table may suggest recipes based on what you put on it. How is this possible The reason is the tiny computer chips, called RFIDs. They will be put in all the equipment in your kitchen, and even in furniture.
Besides refrigerator and table, other equipment in your kitchen will benefit you because of the chips. The washing machine will know how to wash plates cleaner. And you will be able to control your oven with your cell phone. You put your dinner into the oven befo
A. give advice on how to use your kitchen
B. discuss what our life will be like in the future
C. tell how the kitchen will be developed in the future
D. describe how we will go grocery shopping in the future

[单项选择]A house is the most expensive thing most people will ever buy. Very few people have enough money of their own to buy a home, so they have to borrow money from a bank. Borrowing money from a bank to buy a house is called "take a mortgage". The bank usually lends money or gives a mortgage for twenty-five years. Houses are so expensive that many people nowadays have to borrow as much as ＄ 50000. In other words, they will have a ＄ 50000 mortgage.
How can you get a mortgage When you find a house you like, you go to a bank. The bank will research your financial history and decide if they think you are a good risk. They will want to know what kind of job you have, what kind of salary you make, and how long you have had the job. They will also want to know how much money you have. In addition, the bank will require a down payment. Depending on which state you live in, the bank may require as much as 30% of the price of the house as a down payment. The bank will then lend you the rest of t
A. has twenty-five years to pay back the money
B. has more than twenty-five years to pay back the money
C. has less than twenty-five years to pay back the money
D. has about twenty-five years to pay back the money