People know and drink Coca-Cola all over the world. Hundreds of millions of people can know a Coke bottle by its shape and the famous Coca-Cola logo (商标) is also the most famous logo in the world with a history of 100 years.

But the story of Coca-Cola is even older than that. It was in 1886 that John Pemberton, a druggist in America, invented a new type of sweet liquid (液体), using coca leaves, sugar and cola nuts, plus a few other secret ingredients! Pemberton sold it as a medicine. And with its coca, he thought it must have made people feel good! However, Pemberton’s medicine was not very successful, so he sold his secret formula (配方) to another druggist, Asa Candler. Candler was interested in it because he thought that Pemberton’s “medicine” would be much better if being mixed with soda.

Candler was the man who really invented the drink Coca-Cola. At first he sold it in his drugstore. Then he began selling it to other drugstores, who used it with their soda fountains. Candler also advertised his new drink, and soon people love it. Before long some businessmen expected to sell it in bottles. Then the famous bottle was designed in 1916.

During the First World War, American soldiers in Europe began asking for Coca-Cola, so the company began to export (出口) to Europe. Today, it is made in countries all over the world and is the world’s most popular drink.

China once again proved (证明) its ability to change the world with its new four great inventions: high-speed railways, electronic payments, shared bicycles and online shopping.

According to a survey, young people from other countries like the four modern ways of life very much. “The new four great inventions are all related to China’s high-tech inventions. They improved the quality of people’s lives,” said Wu Hao, a manager in a company.

China has the largest mobile use in the world. “My wallet is no longer in use. I can buy and eat whatever I want simply with my phone. Even vegetable sellers are using mobile payment.” said Lin Jinlong, a Chinese student.

The bikes themselves are not new, but the bike-sharing is based on mobile payment, big data (数据) and so on. Shared bikes are making, public transportation more convenient. They are encouraging people to be more active.

A number of foreigners are happy about their experience of traveling by Chinese high-speed train from Beijing to Tianjin. It’s more than 100 km away, but the journey takes only half an hour.

This Monday there was a surprise winner of Dr Safak’s Design-an-app Competition. Anna, who only came to this school last month, won first prize for her excellent Timetabler app. Her app helps students organize their time.  

The competition started at the beginning of May. Dr Safak said, “The app must be easy to install (安装) and use on a mobile phone, and it must help students with their schoolwork. It shouldn’t use lots of battery.” Throughout the month students talked about possible winners and everyone said the same thing, “If Bruce enters it, he’ll win it.” “Bruce knows everything about computers,” said Harry.

Everyone was surprised when Dr Safak told them the winner of the competition. Anna is new to the school and very quiet. Nobody knew that she designed her first app when she was only seven years old. Now, she is the star of the software (软件) class and everyone wants to talk about her app. “It makes it easy to plan your time! You tell the app what exams you need to study for. You also tell it when the exams are.

Then you click on the special ‘Plan’ icon and the app makes a timetable for you.” said Diana. “I love it!” said Jim. “With Anna’s app, I have more time for studying because the app does the planning for me.”