Read the text. For questions below choose the answers which you think fit best. There is only one right answer to each question. For most of us, an ordinary day will probably include boiling the kettle for a cup of coffee, preparing a meal on the cooker or in the microwave (using fresh ingredients from the fridge) and maybe loading the washing machine with the family's dirty clothes. These are all household gadgets that we take for granted and wouldn't dream of doing without. But how did people manage in the not-so-distant past?The Industrial Revolution was marked by the invention of steam power and the use of mass production, but was this technological progress also reflected in the home? For poor families, the answer is 'no', but for the aristocracy and for well- off middle-class homes, then the answer is a definite 'yes'. Although the gadgets which were used in the Victorian kitchen relied on hand power rather than electricity, they were sophisticated machines which could accomplish many of the jobs which today we do with modern appliances. They had food processors to chop food, machines to slice bread and even a gadget to make ice cream! According to the article, which of these activities is part of our daily routine? Reading a book Watching television Boiling the kettle for coffee Going for a walk What technological advancement marked the Industrial Revolution? Electricity