Do you always understand the instructions on a bottle of medicine? Here’s one for John. John is twelve years old. He had a cold and coughed day and night. He went to a doctor and was given some cough medicine. Please read the following instructions and see if you can understand them.

1.John should take _____ a day.

A. 2 teaspoonfuls                B. 3 teaspoonfuls                C. 4 teaspoonfuls                D. 1 teaspoonful

2.The medicine should be kept in _____.

A. a fridge                                      B. hot water                         C. any place                         D. the sun

3.John should _____ before he takes it.

A. shake the medicine well                                             B. eat nothing

C. do some exercise                                                         D. drink a cup of tea

4.When people are ______ years old, they cannot take this medicine.

A. eighty                               B. thirty                                 C. two                                    D. twelve

5.John will _____ the medicine when it is left after December 1^st, 2006.

A. throw away                                                                    B. begin to take         

C. take once                                                                       D. take more than three times

Do you always understand the instructions on a bottle of medicine? Here’s one for John. John is twelve years old. He had a cold and coughed day and night. He went to a doctor and was given some cough medicine. Please read the following instructions and see if you can understand them.

Cough Medicine

Do you always understand the instructions on a bottle of medicine? Here’s one for John. John is twelve years old. He had a bad cold and coughed day and night. He went to see a doctor. The doctor gave him some cough medicine. Please read the following instructions and see if you can understand them.

1. John should take ______ a day.

   A. 1 teaspoonful                     B. 2 teaspoonfuls                C 3 teaspoonfuls

2.The medicine should be kept in ______.

A. any place                            B. hot water                            C. a fridge

3.John should ______ before he takes it.

A. drink a cup of tea    B. eat nothing          C. shake the medicine well

4.When people are ______ years old, they cannot take medicine.

A. two                                      B. twelve                                  C. thirty

5.John will ______ the medicine when it is left after December 1st, 2010.

A. take once                          B. throw away                           C. take six times more