阅读理解 Kitchen duties may have traditionally been viewed as women''s work, but not at the White House. Until now: Cristeta Comerford has been named executive chef (厨师). After an (47) six-month search, first lady Laura Bush announced Sunday that Comerford was chosen from hundreds of (48) to head the executive kitchen. A naturalized U.S. citizen from the Philippines, she will be the first woman and first (49) to hold the post. The 42-year-old Comerford has been an assistant chef at the White House for 10 years. She worked under former executive chef Walter Scheib Ⅲ who (50) in February. Scheib said Sunday that Comerford was (51) the best assistant he had in his 30-year career and is a wonderful choice to take over. He said she is a great cook with an artistic eye and a calm manner that can (52) the pressure cooker (高压锅) in the White House kitchen. Comerford has a bachelor'' s degree in Food Technology from the University of the Philip pines. She has worked at Le Ciel in Vienna, Austria and at restaurants in two Washington hotels. While being executive chef at the White House is honorable, the job also can be (53) Comerford will be in charge of everything from state dinners for world leaders to dessert for the commander in chief, his family and guests. The head chef is (54) for designing and executing menus for state dinners, social events, holiday functions, receptions and official luncheons (午宴) (55) by the president and first lady. The job pays (56) $ 80,000-- $ 100,000 a year. WORD BANK A) responsible I) resigned B) minority J) convince C) challenge K) applicants D) extensive L) exhausting E) approximately M) skillfully F) undoubtedly N) regained G) identical O) hosted H) handle