The story of Coca-Cola. 1 What is the most recognizable object in the world? Could it be a football? Or a Big-Mac? No, the answer is a Coca-Cola bottle. The famous Coca-Cola bottle is almost 100 years! Footballs and Big Macs are certainly part of life for lots of people; but Coca-Cola is now a permanent part of world culture. People know and drink Coca-Cola all over the world. 2 It is said that the Coca-Cola bottle is the most recognised object in 6 the world, Hundreds of millions of people can recognise a Coke bottle by its shape, even if they cannot sce it! And the famous Coca-Cola logo is the most famous logo in the world. Unlike any other famous commercial logo, it has not changed in 100 year: 3 But the story of Coca-Cola is even older than that. It was in 1886 that 11 John Pemberton, a druggist in Atlanta, Georgia, invented a new type ofsyrup, using coca leaves, sugar, cola nuts, plus a few other secret ingredients! Pemberton sold it as a medicine; and with its coca (the source of cocaine), it must have made people feel good! 4 Nevertheless, Pemberton's medicine was not very successful, so he sold 16 his secret formula to another druggist, Asa Candler. Candler was interested, because he had another idea; he thought that Pemberton's "medicine" would be much better if it was mixed with soda 5 Candler was thus the man who really invented the drink Coca-Cola. At 20 first he sold it in his drugstore; then he began selling the syrup to other drugstores, who used it with their soda fountains. Candler also advertised his new drink, and soon people were going to drugstores just to get a drink of Coca Cola. Before long, other people became interested in the product, including a couple of businessmen who wanted to sell it in bottles. Candler sold them alicenceto bottle the drink, and very quickly the men became millionaires. The famous bottle, with its very distinctive shape,was designed in 1916. Adapted from: www linguapress.com QI Choose TRUE (T) or FALSE (F) for each of these statements. Circle your answers. (a) Coca-Cola logo has not been changed since 100 years ago, TF (b) Coca-Cola lid is the most recognised object in the world. TE (©) In 1896, John Pemberton, a druggist in Atlanta, Georgia, invented anew type of syrup, using coca leaves, sugar ,cola nuts, plus a few other secret ingredients. TF (@ Asa Candler was the = one. who invented Coca-Cola TE (4 marks) Q2 Fill in the blanks with NOT MORE THAN ONE(1) word from the text. Coca- Cola has been the most popular drinks in the world. The two unique properties of the drinks are the (i) of the bottle, and its (ii) John Pamberton was the first inventor of the special syrup consisted of sugar, (iii) cola nuts, plus a few other secret ingredients. Later, Asa Chandler re- improvised the medicine by mixing it with (iv) and advertised his product through a few drugstores and it became popular. As he sold a licence for bottling his product to a few ). these people then became millionnaires. (5 marks) Provide appropriate answer. Q3_ Why was Asa Candler interested in John’s secret formula, What was his plan? (2 marks)Q4 Explain how Asa Candler started off and expanded his business? (2 marks) QS In your opinion, why do you think the exact ingredients of the Coca-Cola are kept secret? (2 marks) Q6 What changes that you will make if you get an opportunity to change Coca-Cola drinks ? (2 marks) PART C Q7__ Paraphrase the following paragraph into your own words in NOT MORE THAN THIRTY (30) words. Vitamin D is significantly more important for good health than experts previously believed. A study was conducted in Austria with 3,258 men and women, most of whom had heart disease. The study found that people are more likely to die if they also have low level of the sunshine vitamin. In the eight years study, blood was taken and analysed every week. 737 people died, with more than half due to heart-related problems. Of this figure, 307 of the test subjects had the lowest level of vitamin D, Only 103 people who died had the highest level of the vitamin, The researchers looked at age, physical activity, and other factors. They concluded that people with insufficient level of the sunshine vitamin were twice as. likely to die. (5 marks) Q8 Write a summary of the passage below in NOT MORE THAN EIGHTY (80) words, More than one in ten high schools in the US has been labeled as a "dropout factory" by experts. The nickname, which is anything but flattering, applies to schools, in which 40% or more of the children don't graduate.The greatest concentration of these schools lies in large urban centers and areas with high poverty. The neighborhoods may have high crime rates, drugs, and violence. As a result, students may need additional help from social services. But officials point out that some neighborhoods and towns don't have a strong tradition emphasizing the importance of high school graduation. In the past, there were always enough blue-collar jobs Many of the students who go to dropout factories enter with poor literacy and math skills. For example, some kids may enter ninth grade with a fifth grade reading ability. This makes the search for a solution more difficult, Because of these obstacles, so many schools fail to give these children opportunities in the land of opportunity. Japan faces a different problem. Private high schools cater to children without the academic and social skills for traditional school, They are expensive, but easy to enroll in, and are simply degree mills. Principals and administrative staff pressure teachers to give grades based on attendance. If students fail the final test or don't do homework, but go to all of the lessons, they can receive a B average, What's worse, kids can sleep, text messages, or chat with friends instead of participate in the lesson. Teachers admit they don't know what to do, and simply wait to be transferred elsewhere. Additional woes regarding the state of education come out of England. Although the govemment has supported a massive program to raise reading rates, reports indicate there hasn't been much impact. The rates remain unchanged since the 1950s. Sources. www linguapress.com (15 marks)