What
will houses be like in thirty years' time? No one really knows，but architects
are trying to predict．{{U}} (46) {{/U}} Future houses will
have to be flexible．In thirty years' time even morn of us will be working from
home．So we will have to be able to use areas of the house for work for part of
the day and for living for the rest．Families grow and change with children
arriving，growing up and leaving home．{{U}} (47) {{/U}}Nothing will be as
fixed as it is now．The house will always be changing to meet changing needs．
Everyone agrees that in thirty years' time we will be living
in“intelligent”houses．We will be able to talk to our kitchen machines and
discuss with them what to do．1ake this：“We'll be having a party this
weekend．What food shall we cook?”{{U}} (48) {{/U}}We will be able to
leave most of the cooking to the machines，just tasting things from time to time
to check． The house of the future will be personal-each house will
be different．{{U}} (49) {{/U}}You won't have to paint them-you'll be
able to tell the wall to change the color! And if you don't like the color the
next day，you will be able to have a new one．{{U}} (50) {{/U}}
A．You will be able to change the color of the wall easily．
B．The only thing you won't be able to do is move the house somewhere else!
C．And the machine will tell us what food we will have to buy and how to
cook it．
D．What will our home be like then?
E．The house of the future will have to grow and change with the family．
F．The kids might take their bedrooms with them as they
leave．