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: The medicine is for a person with a cough. Shake it well before using. Take it three times each day before meals or before sleep. Dose(剂量): Age: over14  2 teaspoonfuls 1 teaspoonful 1/2 teaspoonful Not fit for children below the age of three or old persons with heart trouble. Put it in a cold place. Use it before December 1st, 2006.

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 bad cold and coughed(咳嗽) day and night. He went to see a doctor and was given some cough medicine. Please read the following instructions and see if you can understand them.

Cough Medicine: The medicine is for a person with a cough. Shake it well before use. Take it three times each day before meals or before sleep. Dose (药量): Age: over 14     2 teaspoonfuls 8~13      1 teaspoonful 4~7       1/2 teaspoonful Dot fit for children below the age of three or old persons with heart trouble. Put it in a cold place. Use it before December 1st, 2004.

1.John should take ____________ a day.

A．2 teaspoonfuls                         B．3 teaspoonfuls

C．4 teaspoonfuls                         D．1 teaspoonful

2.John should ___________ before he takes it.

A．shake the medicine well

B．eat nothing

C．do some exercises

D．drink a cup of tea

3.When people are ____________ years old, they cannot take this medicine.

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

 

阅读理解

　　Look at the instructions on the bottle of the medicine and then choose right answers.

　　John is twelve years old. He had a bad cold and coughed day an night. He went to see a doctor, The doctor gave him some cough medicine.

　　Cough Medicine

　　Shake it well before use.

　　Take it three times each day before meals.

　　Dose(药量)Age: over14--2 teaspoonful(勺)

8~13--1 teaspoonful

 4~7--1/2 teaspoonful

　　Not right for children below the age of four. Put it in a cold place .Use it before December 1 st,2004

(1)

John should take ________ a day.

[　　]

A. 2 teaspoonfuls

B. 3 teaspoonfuls

C. 4 teaspoonfuls

D. 1 teaspoonfuls

(2)

The medicine should be kept in __________.

[　　]

(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 _________ year old, they cannot take this medicine.

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(5)

John will _________ the medicine when it is left after Dec.1 st,200(4)[　　]