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A company in California, called Zume, is testing machines that make pizza. The robot takes and shapes dough to create the base of the pizza. It then adds tomato sauce, cheese, meat or other toppings. Next, the robot places the uncooked pizza into a hot oven. A few minutes later, the pizza is ready. The pizza comes out the same each time. Zume says the robots work quickly and do not get sick. They do not get paid either.

Julia Collins is the company's co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO). Her business can spend more money on better food products because it does not have to pay the robots. Zume is using robots to make pizza.

Charity Suzuki has bought the robot-made pizza. She likes its taste. "It's delicious. It's always hot and fresh when it comes. I mean it's great that they're making it, but I can't tell the difference that it's made by a robot versus a human. "

Other companies say they are developing robots so people can get higher quality food faster. But what about the jobs the robots are taking from humans?

Ken Goldberg is a professor at the University of California in Berkeley. He also directs the school's automation laboratory. Goldberg says researchers have been working with robots for 50 years. He says that, while there has been progress, the jobs are not going to disappear right away. "I want to reassure (使放心) restaurant workers that the skills that they have are still going to be of value, " Goldberg says.

"We're going to get rid of boring, repetitive, dangerous jobs and we're going to free up people to do things that have higher value. There's going to be amazing new ways of working that don't exist yet but are going to be created, " Alex Garden, the chairman of Zume, says.

(1) Why can Zume devote more money to better food products? A. It earns a lot by selling pizza. B. It wants to create more robots. C. It can save a lot by using robots. D. It hopes to attract more customers.
(2) What can we know about the robot-made pizza according to Suzuki? A. It really agrees with her taste. B. It isn't hot or fresh all the time. C. It is tastier than the man-made pizza. D. It is delicious and free of charge.
(3) What's the benefit of using robots to make pizza? A. They work efficiently. B. They help sick people. C. They need few payments. D. They produce better pizza.
(4) What does Goldberg think of the jobs of restaurant workers? A. Interesting. B. Boring. C. Dangerous. D. Necessary.
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