Grammar practice 17

Fill in the words written in capitals
in the right form.
 
How old is Coca-Cola?

Do you know how old this popular drink is? In 1886 a chemist from Atlanta, John Pemberton, (MAKE) a syrup from cola-nut extract, cocoa leaves, some vegetable extracts, caffeine, and sugar. He ran the (ONE) advertisement for the beverage on May 29 of the same year in the Atlanta Journal. He started (SERVE) the syrup diluted with soda-water to customers in his drugstore. That’s how the world famous drink (INVENT).

College life

We are a family of five. My (OLD) sister, Heather, is in her second year in college. This year she could not find a book she needed. When the professor assigned reading from a hard-to-find book, 150 hands shot in the air to inform him they (NOT HAVE) it. He told them it had arrived at the bookstore that morning. When the class was over, Heather sprinted to the bookstore, grabbed a copy and rushed to the cashier. The cashier saw Heather and began ringing the bell for assistance, a look of panic on her face. “How many (BE) there behind you?” she demanded.