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In the past fifty years the invention of{{U}} (1)
{{/U}}devices and appliances has made housework much easier. Among these
devices and appliances are{{U}} (2) {{/U}}cleaners, electric irons,
washing machines, and some others. Probably the most important piece of{{U}}
(3) {{/U}}equipment which has been widely used in the last twenty
years is the{{U}} (4) {{/U}}. Washing up by hand is not only{{U}}
(5) {{/U}}but also extremely boring. Dishwashers are of different
sizes and{{U}} (6) {{/U}}. Their capacity ranges from six to{{U}}
(7) {{/U}}place-settings. After the dishwasher is plumbed into
the mains{{U}} (8) {{/U}}supply, all you have to do is to load dirty
dishes, glasses and{{U}} (9) {{/U}}into the machine, pour in some
special
{{U}}(10) {{/U}}, close the door and{{U}} (11)
{{/U}}it on. The machine will wash almost everything except the large{{U}}
(12) {{/U}}and dishes with scraps of{{U}} (13) {{/U}}food. It
also{{U}} (14) {{/U}}the plates and glasses with its own heat. If your
dishwasher is{{U}} (15) {{/U}}or larger, probably you need to wash up
only{{U}} (16) {{/U}}a day. Of course this means you have to have{{U}}
(17) {{/U}}dishes, glasses and cutlery to last three or four{{U}}
(18) {{/U}}. Remember that dishwasher can be quite{{U}} (19)
{{/U}}, so you may prefer to use the machine just once a day, preferably{{U}}
(20) {{/U}}thing at night.