What do you think of a " talking kitchen" ? A French Digital Kitchen has been developed at Newcastle University in the UK. It teaches students how to cook French food and 31 French at the same time. For the first time,students can learn a language by following cooking steps.

    All grammar and 32 have been carefully chosen to make sure the users can also understand French well. After learning for 33 ,the users can test 34 by doing a short test on the computer.

   The kitchen project was started by Professor Paul Seedhouse. He became interested 35 the idea after he visited another kind of talking kitchen. He said, " The purpose of the French Digital Kitchen is to make learning a language more 36 and more educational."

    37 does the kitchen work? There is a computer in the kitchen. With the computer,the users can first choose a French recipe (食谱) 38 they want to follow. Using information on the computer,the kitchen starts to guide the 39 how to make a French dish. If you follow the instructions on the computer,it moves on to the next step. If you go wrong,the program goes back and repeats the recipe or information. At any time,the users can also ask the kitchen 40 the recipe or any information.

    The new kitchen can be used in schools,universities and even people's homes. The researchers will also be developing the European Digital Kitchen,for the next three years.

31. A. teach   B. say   C. tell   D. spaek e32. A. food   B. vocabulary

   C. vegetables   D. instructions

33. A. some time   B. sometimes

   C. sometime   D. some times

34. A. them   B. themselves

   C. you   D. yourselves

35. A. at   B. about   C. in   D. on

36. A. boring   B. serious

   C. difficult   D. interesting

37. A. How   B. What   C. When   D. Where

38. A. whom   B. what   C. whose   D. that

39. A. doctors   B. visitors   C. users   D. teachers

40. A. repeat   B. to repeat   C. repeated   D. repeats

     Do you ever watch old movies? Maybe you will see one with Carole Lombard. She was a famous 31 in the 1930s.

    She died when she was only 34. In her 32 life she made 70 movies!

Lombard's real name was Jane Alice Peters. In 1921,she was playing baseball in the 33 near her home. A movie director 34 her and decided to put her in a movie. She was only 13 at the time. The movie was one of the last silent movies. She acted (表演) so well that she 35 the hearts of some people. At 16,she left school to act.

    In 1925,she had an agreement with a 36 studio,20th Century Fox. The studio gave 37 a new name,and she acted in several films. Then,at age 18,she was in a bad car accident. The accident left scars (伤症) on her face. The studio broke the agreement,but she did not 38 . She continued to act.

    It was Paramount Studio that made Lombard a 39 . She made many movies for the studio. She also married two of its stars. Lombard was married to the actor William Powell for only 23 months. 40 seven years later,she married the great love of her life,the actor Clark Gable. It was a great Hollywood love story.

31. A. nurse   B. actress   C. doctor   D. teacher

32. A. short   B. lazy

   C. long   D. humorous

33. A. kitchen   B. classroom

   C. cinema   D. street

34. A. forgot   B. saw   C. hurt   D. pushed

35. A. broke   B. avoided   C. won   D. treated

36. A. dance   B. film   C. music   D. school

37. A. me   B. it   C. her   D. him

38. A. give up   B. have a try

   C. make sure   D. lift up

39. A. scientist   B. writer   C. driver   D. star

40. A. But   B. Before   C. Since   D. As

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