Grace is nine years old. She has a bad cold and coughs all the time. One day, she went to see a doctor. The doctor gave her some cough medicine.

　　There are some words on the bottle of the medicine.

Shake the bottle well before taking the medicine.
Take the medicine 3 times a day after meals.
Dose(剂量) for each time:
Age	Over 15	2 teaspoons(茶匙)
8-14	1 teaspoon
4-7	1/2 teaspoon
*It doesn't work for the children below the age of 3. *Be sure the cap on the bottle is nice and tight(紧的)after taking the medicine. *Keep it away from sunlight. *Use before Dec.2009.

1.How much medicine should Grace take a day?

A.Half a teaspoon.　　　　　　　　　　B.At teaspoon.

C.Two teaspoons.　　　　　　　　　　　D.Three teaspoons.

2.What should Grace do at first when she wants to the medicine?

A.Wash the bottle.　　　　　　　　　　B.Shake the bottle.

C.Keep the bottle cool.　　　　　　　 D.Keep the bottle hot.

3.After Grace takes the medicine, she should ____.

A.throw the cap away

B.put the bottle in a place with sunlight

C.put a nice cap on the bottle　　

D.put the cap back on the bottle and tighten it

4.Can a two-year-old child take the medicine?

A.No, he can't.

B.Yes, but only 1/3 teaspoon each time.

C.Yes, but he has to ask the doctor

D.Yes, but only 1/2 teaspoon each time.

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.If someone has a stomachache, he can also take the medicine.

B.If Grace's father has a cold, he should take the medicine 2 teaspoons a day.

C.After getting up, Grace should take the medicine at once.

D.Grace can't use the medicine after DEC.2009.

 

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　　Jane is only four and doesn't go to school. Her grandpa was a teacher and now stays at home. He teaches the girl to read and write. The girl studies hard and learned a lot. She can count from one to one hundred, read some picture books and write the name of her family. Her parents are happy and often show it to others. People often praise (夸奖) her for it.

　　Once Mrs. Black took her daughter to a birthday party. The guests(客人) praised a rich woman's boy. Mrs. Black askad him a few questions, but all his answers were wrong. Jane began to laugh at him. The rich woman was angry. She told her friend, a teacher, to ask the girl some questions, but the girl answered all. The teacher was surprised and thought for a while. Then she asked, “There're three flies (苍蝇) on a table. How many will be left if I kill one?”

　　“One”, answered Jane.

　　“You're wrong,”called out the fat woman.“All of them fly away.”

　　“Don't you think a dead fly can fly, madam?” asked the little girl.

　　The guests began to laugh and the woman's face turned red.

(1)Jane can read and write because ________.

[　　]

A．her grandpa was a teacher

B．she wants to go to school

C．she likes to read the picture-books

D．she's a very clever girl

(2)The guests praised the boy that day because ________.

[　　]

A．he knew much

B．his mother was rich

C．he could answer their questions

D．they went to his birthday party

(3)________, the woman was angry.

[　　]

A．Her son couldn't answer the questions

B．Mrs. Black didn't think the boy clever

C．Jane looked down upon (看不起) her son

D．Jane didn't praise her son

(4)Which of the following is true? ________

[　　]

A．It was hard for Jane to answer all the teacher's question.

B．The woman asked Jane a few difficult questions.

C．The boy was cleverer than Jane.

D．The rich woman had to think Jane was clever.

(5)The woman's face turned red because ________.

[　　]

A．she thought her son was clever

B．the little girl laughed at her son

C．the teacher didn't help her

D．Jane's question got her into trouble

Some students don't know ________ to the farm.They had to stop to ask the way now and then.

[　　]

A. how to get	B. where to get
C. when to get	D. how get

阅读理解

　　A woman was surprised to find that some mice ran inside her house at night and hid themselves in the day. She thought to herself, "I really want to have a good cat." She knew of a man who sold cats. So she went to see him. "Do you have a cat that's good for the mice?" she asked the man. "Well, yes, I happen to have a cat that's good for the mice," answered the man. "I'll take it," said the woman. She paid for the cat and took it home.

　　Several days later, her house had more mice.

　　She went back to ask the man. "Your cat won't catch them. I thought you said he was good for the mice!" 

　　"That's right," said the man. "He is good for the mice. Come to think about it: he's really very good for the mice!"

根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案。

1. The woman in the story ______.　　　　　　   

[　　]

A. loved cats very much

B. was afraid of mice

C. needed a good cat to kill the mice

D. bought a very good cat at last

2. The woman used to ______.　　　　　　　　　　

[　　]

A. trouble the mice

B. have some mice

C. have no mice in her house

D. have a good cat

3. After the woman had a cat, ______.　　　　   

[　　]

A. the mice inside her house were all killed

B. the mice inside her house were afraid to go out at night

C. the number of the mice inside her house became larger

D. she was thankful to the man as he sold the cat to her

4. By the words "a cat that's good for the mice", the man really

meant that ______.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

[　　]

A. all the mice were afraid of the cat

B. the cat is good for killing the mice

C. the mice would soon love the cat

D. the cat was not interested in catching the mice at all

5. Which of the following would be the best topic for the passage?

[　　]

A. Good for the Mice　　B. Woman Troubled by Mice

C. Mice and a Cat　　   D. A Useful Cat