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acontainerofreadytoservepotatoesMyJob,saysKarenistopoorthesaladfromthebag.AhalfcenturyafterthefirstTVdinnerwasborn,thefoodindustryisapproachingitslongsoughtdreamofrelievingpeopleliketheMullinsofunpaidlaborinthefinal,andarguablymostprofitable,stepbywhichacowgetsturnedintomeatloaf.Increasingly,tablesinAmerica39。skitchensareusednotforcuttingorpeelingbutforputtingtakeoutfoodontoplates.Forthosewhoevenbotherwithplates.AccordingtoHarryBlazer,aninfluentialfoodindustryresearcher,Americandinnersthatcamefromatakeoutcounterincreasedby24percentinthepastdecade,Wethoughtthemicrowavewouldbeacookingdevice,saysHarryBlazer,butwefinditreheatingtakeoutpizza.AcrosstheUnitedStates,entirebusinessmodelsarebeingtransformed.supermarkettakeoutcounters,formerlyaplacewhereunsoldchickenswerecourtedwithsauce,increasinglyresemblehighendcorporatecafeterias,withsushibarsandstirflystations.Onepsychologistthinksthetrendtowardhealthiereatingisresponsible:Americanshavefinallygottenthemessagethatit39。sbadtoeatfriedchicken,sothey’redoingitathomewherenoonecanseethem.Ofcourse,theearepeopleyouwouldn39。texpecttocookathome,likeSteveTraxler,anunmarriedChicagotheaterproducer,whoserefrigeratorcontainslittlemorethan orange juice,wineandleftovers.Well,somebodymustbeusingthosecookbooks,right?peopledon39。thavetimetocook。Ithinkthey39。rereadingtheminbed,saysRozanneGold,authorofacookbook.It39。snotentirelyaquestionoftime.Thetakeoutfashionisfueled,inpart,bythepopularityoffoodslikesushi,whichevenadventuresomeAmericancooksareunlikelytotrytomakeathome.Andtakeoutfillsanotherneedaswell,fortheatmosphereofthehomecookeddinner. 41.Fromthetextwea1athattheMullins______.AareexperiencedincookingBareexpertatfoodshoppingCoftengodiningoutatarestaurantDofteneatreadymadefoodathome42.Thefoodindustryisapproachingitsfinalgoalof________.AfreeingpeopleofcookingathomeBturningcowsintomeatloaffarpeopleCrelievingitselfofunpaidlaborforpeopleDprovidingpeoplewithdeliciousTVdinners43.WeainferfromthetextthatsomeAmericans .AaretoobusytocutorpalBaretoobaytousetheirtables CdonotevenaretheirplatesDdonotevenusethemicrowave44.Supermarkettakeoutcounters_______.AhavesushibasadstirfrystationsnowBusedtoprocesstheleaovafoodforsaleCcooperatewithhighendcorporationcafeteriasDusedtocourtchickensofinferiorwithsauce45.TakeoutfoodisnotonlyconvenientbutalsoenablesAmericansto______.AavoidtakingunhealthyfoodBfollowthetrendofeatingoutCenjoyeatingtogetherathome Dhavetimetoimprovetheircooking\Passage FourFaced with a missioncritical decision, who would you turn to for advice? Someone you have great confidence in, surely. But several lines of research show that our instincts about where to turn to for counsel are often not pletely correct. My research looks at prejudices that affect how people u