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Read the text below. Choose from (A-H) the one which best fits each space (17-22). There are two choices you do not need to use.

Coke

Coca-Cola (often abbreviated to “Coke”) is a cola drink and is the world’s most popular carbonated soft drink. The Coca-Cola Company’s headquarters are located in Atlanta, Georgia, (17) ___________ around 1884. Coke’s inventor, John Pemberton, was not a quickwitted marketer of his drink, and the ownership of Coke eventually passed to Asa Candler, (18) ___________. Candler’s successful marketing, continued by his successors such as Robert Woodruff, established Coke as a major soft drink first in the United States and later around the world.

Originally designed to be sold at soda fountains, (19) _________, whose distinctive shape has become a part of the drink’s branding. Major advertising campaigns have established Coca-Cola slogans such as “The pause that refreshes” as part of popular culture. Nevertheless, Coca-Cola has been criticised for its possible negative health effects, with many urban myths surrounding it. In addition, (20) __________ has been periodically challenged, in particular by its main rival Pepsi-Cola. This tension reached its peak during the 1980s, at the height of the Cola Wars, which eventually resulted in the heavily-publicised introduction of “New Coke”, (21) ___________. The widely unpopular decision was eventually voided in the face of public opposition.

Since then, the Coca-Cola Company has on occasion introduced soft drinks under the Coca-Cola brand name. The most famous of these is Diet Coke, which has become a major diet cola, but others exist, such as Cherry Coke. There are also (22) __________ but which remain unaffiliated with Coca-Cola the drink, such as Sprite.

Варіанти відповідей на тест:
  • Coca-Cola was later sold in bottles

  • intended to replace the original Coca-Cola

  • where the first television ad was created

  • the commercial success of the drink

  • some memorable slogans for Coca-Cola

  • whose company remains the producer of Coke today

  • where the drink was first invented

  • some drinks marketed by the company