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Code 12 - Page 2 of very distinctive shape, was designed in 1916. During the First World War, American soldiers in Europe began asking for Coca-Cola, so the Coca-Cola company began to export to Europe. It was so popular with soldiers that they then had to start bottling the drink in Europe. Today, Coca-Cola is made in countries all over the world, including Russia and China; it is the world's most popular drink.  As for the famous formula, it is probably the world's most valuable secret! The exact ingredients for making Coca-Cola are only known to a handful of people. And as for the "coca" that was in the original drink, that was eliminated in 1903. It was a drug, and too dangerous. Today's Coca-Cola contains caffeine, but not cocaine! 1. What does the word “it” in paragraph 1 refer to? A. Coca-Cola logo B. Coca-Cola bottle C. Football D. Big Mac 2. Why does the author mention Big-Mac in the first paragraph? A. to stress its influence to people’s life B. to compare world famous brands and then emphasize the popularity of Coca-Cola C. to guide the readers to the brand’s history D. to show the long-term presence of Coca-Cola 3. Which of the following is true about Coca-Cola drink? A. Its logo has remained the same in the past decade. B. Candler’s changed its taste and this was unwelcomed by people. C. It became worse when mixed with soda D. It was sold mainly to people who had health problems 4. Where in the passage does the author mention the first commercial of Coca-Cola? A. Paragraph 1 B. Paragraph 2 C. Paragraph 3 D. Paragraph 4 5. According to the passage, John Pemberton A. set up a successful business with Coca-Cola. B. was a well-known druggist. C. became a millionaire. D. had some mysterious ingredients in his syrup. 6. Which of the following best states the essential information in the sentence “Candler was thus the man who really invented the drink Coca-Cola”? A. He was the initiator of the Coca-Cola company. B. He found the cola tree and mix parts of it to make a syrup.
Code 12 - Page 3 of C. He was the first to make Coca-Cola the taste that it is. D. He exported Coca-Cola to Europe 7. Which of the following could be the best title for paragraph 2? A. a worldwide well-known brand B. the Coca’s origin C. the popularity of the product D. the secret ingredients 8. Which of the following best replaces the word “licence” in paragraph 3? A. regulations B. paper of recognition C. official document of permission D. illegal instructions 9. What can be inferred from the sentence “The exact ingredients for making Coca- Cola are only known to a handful of people”? A. Only clever people could make Coca-Cola. B. A great number of people shared the formula of making Coca-Cola. C. A group of people are trying to discover the exact ingredients of Coca-Cola. D. The formula to make Coca-Cola is not widely spread. 10. What does the word “eliminate” in the last paragraph mean? A. included B. maintained C. removed D. minimized PASSAGE 2 – Questions 11-20 After the United States withdrew its troops, North Vietnamese troops soon swept into South Vietnam and, by 1975, they had taken Saigon, the southern capital. In 1976, the country was reunited, but in 1978, it attacked its neighbor, Cambodia, in hope of stopping border raids staged by the Khmer Rouge, who attacked and killed Vietnamese who lived close to the border. Vietnam quickly drove the Khmer Rouge out of power and installed a government to control the country. In 1979, Communist China invaded Vietnam. Amazingly, however, the Vietnamese pushed the Chinese back to their own borders. After all of the centuries of fighting, Vietnam was united and without wars in the 1980s. The country still had a huge standing army, however, one of the four largest in the world. Turning this military machine into an economic dynamo would serve as the next big challenge for Vietnam.While Vietnam was fighting the First and Second Indochina Wars, much of the rest of Asia was already on a rapid path to economic development. Japan’s economic rise after World War II was meteoric. Many other Asian countries, including South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, China, Singapore, and Malaysia, began to prosper as