Final Practice
Test Yourself: Read the paragraph again from page 1 and decide which article is needed: the, a, an, Ø.
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1.___ Story of Coca-Cola
2.___ popular beverage that is sold all over 3.___ world is Coca-Cola. 4.___ doctor who lived in Atlanta, Georgia, invented it in 1886. Dr. John Pemberton, who was 5.___ pharmacist, first sold Coca-Cola as 6.___ nerve tonic, stimulant, and headache medicine. 7.___ name of 8.___ dark brown syrup that made people feel better was "Pemberton's French Wine Coca." Later someone added soda water to 9.___ syrup and it became 10.___ beverage that is our modern Coca-Cola. 11.___ first part of 12.___ name (coca) comes from cocaine, which was one of 13.___ original ingredients. 14.___ second part of 15.___ name (cola) comes from kola nut, which is still 16.___ ingredient. 17.___ original formula has changed over 18.___ years. Of course Coca-Cola no longer contains cocaine, which is 19.___ illegal drug, but it still tastes delicious. 20.___ formula for Coca-Cola is 21.___ secret that is carefully guarded.
Adapted from First Steps in Academic Writing, Level 2 by Anne Hogue, 2008.
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