A restaurant owner in Nuremberg, Germany has figured out a way to remove bad service forever. How did he do it? He just removed service completely. Michael Mack has opened the world’s first restaurant to feature fully automated ordering and table service. Instead of tie-wearing waiters, each table is connected to the kitchen by spiraling metal rails. Meals are ordered using a touch screen. Food is then delivered to the customers using the rails that run down from the kitchen, which is above the dining room. The computer system also tells guests how long their food will take to prepare.
How do the customers pay? Their credit cards are taken first. Mack believes that there is a global market for his new invention. Mack said, "It’s very simple. I’m surprised that it’s not done elsewhere." His rail system is patented2 in Germany. Now he is seeking protection for the invention internationally so that he can license it to restaurants abroad. Mack would like to do business with fast food chains.
"Billions of euros in labor costs could be saved using this system," Mack said. "We don’t need service at the table."
The strange mechanism certainly attracts a large number of curious people. Whether or not the guests will like the restaurant, which opened earlier in August, is unclear. "We prefer a nice friendly waiter to this cold steel system you can’t talk to," one visitor complained. Another visitor said that the spiraling steel rails reminded her of the automated feeding system used to feed pigs on large farms.
41. What is the first paragraph mainly about?
A. A restaurant owner.
B. The world’s first restaurant.
C. An automated table service.
D. A computer system
42. Many people go to the restaurant mainly because they
A. have a strong desire to experience it
B. feel it quick and convenient to eat there
C. needn’t pay by cash
D. needn’t talk to any waiter
43. If Mach brings his invention to the international market
A. hundreds of people will lose their jobs
B. it will be popular among customers
C. more waiters will serve for the customers
D. more pigs can be fed on farms by the system
44. Which of the following words best describes the new system’s future?
A. Bright B. Unfair C. Uncertain D. Attractive
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