Read the following article carefully and: 1. Circle two (2) different pronouns in the article (you cannot circle he in one place and he in another place)

2. Answer the multiple-choice items

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Coca-Cola's most popular drink in Japan isn't Coke By Associated Press, adapted by Newsela staff December 2, 2016 560Lexile EBINA, Japan — Coca-Cola is the top drink maker in Japan. Yet it is not because of Coke. Japanese people have some quirky drink tastes. The American soft-drink company has adapted to them. About half of all the vending machines in Japan belong to Coca-Cola. There are 1 million of them. Many of them have Coke and Coke Zero products inside. Coca-Cola sells many other drinks that do not have its name on them, though. The Coca-Cola Company is more popular in Japan than it is anywhere besides the United States. Canned coffee and orange-flavored water are popular here. Green tea is a traditional drink in Japan. It is also popular. So Many Drink Choices! Japanese people are famous for loving what is trendy. Things become very popular for short periods of time. They even jump from one strange drink to another. Coca-Cola right now has 850 different drinks in Japan alone. Raymond Shelton works for Coca-Cola East Japan. He has traveled the world for the company. He said Japanese customers have a much wider set of interests and tastes. Packaged green tea is very popular in Japan. Many Japanese now like it in bottles more than teapots. Because of that, Ayataka is an important drink for Coca-Cola. It is a kind of green tea. A bottle of it costs $1.30. It is also sold in Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Drinks That Get Attention Green tea requires special bottling. The tea will spoil and taste bad if bottling is not done correctly. First, bottles and caps are cleaned. Then they are rinsed with blasts of water. Bottles are inspected and labeled. Then they are boxed in robotic lines. A non-stop parade of teas circles the plant all the time. Stores only have room for popular drinks. As a result, companies must keep coming up with new ideas. Some drinks are made just to get attention. They want people to buy them.

Coca-Cola has been the No. 1 beverage maker in Japan for half a century, but it's not thanks to the popularity of Coke. Photo: AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama

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For example, Pepsi makes a drink with extra fizz. Akira Kiga said it is for extra burps. Kiga works for Suntory Beverages & Food. The company sells Pepsi in Japan. Coke Is Still A Favorite Masataka Sakabe is 50 years old. Like many Japanese people, he enjoys drinking things like coffee every day. He buys his coffee in a can. It helps him to stay awake while driving his cab. He also loves Coke with his french fries. "I love Coke," he said. "It makes you feel so refreshed." "Coca-Cola Has 850 Drink Flavors in Japan, Some Might Surprise You." Newsela | Coca-Cola Has 850 Drink Flavors in Japan, Some Might Surprise You. Newsela, 2 Dec. 2016. Web. 11 Jan. 2017.

Use the information found in the article to identify the best response for each item. RI1 Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

1. Circle the paragraph from the introduction [paragraphs 1-3] that gives examples of drinks besides Coke that people like in Japan.

2. Which sentence from the section "So Many Drink Choices!" explains why Coca-Cola sells green

tea? A. Things become very popular for short periods of time. B. Coca-Cola right now has 850 different drinks in Japan alone. C. Many Japanese now like it in bottles more than teapots. D. A bottle of it costs $1.30.

RI2 Determine a central idea of a text

3. What is the main idea of the section "Drinks That Get Attention"? A. Green tea is inspected carefully before being sent out. B. Companies work hard to make drinks that will be popular. C. There is not a lot of room in many stores in Japan. D. Pepsi makes a drink in Japan that helps people burp more.

4. Which option explains the main idea of the entire article?

A. Green tea is a popular and traditional drink in Japan. B. Regular Coke and french fries are delicious together. C. Many vending machines in Japan have Coke and Coke Zero inside them. D. Coca-Cola has adapted to the different drink tastes of people in Japan.