Read the following text and fill in the gaps with the expressions below according to the example. There are two extra expressions you don’t need. The grocery cart, now a retail standard, originally looked nothing like ……D…. (0). In 1936, Sylvan Goldman and a young mechanic by the name of Fred Young invented the first commercial grocery cart. It was humble at first, but the pair’s invention went on ………. (1). The original design was two metal folding chairs ………. (2) with wheels at the base of the legs to roll the cart around a supermarket. In 1934, Goldman bought the grocery chains Piggly Wiggly and Humpty-Dumpty, both based in Oklahoma City. Around this time, shoppers were buying new, heavier kinds of products but ………. (3) to carry them. The increase in canned goods and refrigerated items inspired Goldman to make shopping easier for his customers. He grabbed his handyman Fred Young and a few supplies, and the two spent a night coming up with a prototype of a rolling grocery basket. At first, Goldman’s plan didn’t succeed. Women ………. (4) to a baby stroller and refused to push around the cart while they shopped. “I’ve pushed my last baby […]
