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

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.

Cough Medicine

Shake(摇动)it well before use.

Take it three times each day before meals.

Dose (药量):

Age：over 14 2 teaspoonfuls(勺)

8—13 1 teaspoonful

4—7 1／2 teaspoonful

Not right for children below the age of three. Put it in a cold place. Use it before December 1st 2002.

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 Dec.1st, 2002.

A. throw away B. stop to take C. take once D. take six times more

【答案与解析】

约翰病了，咳嗽得很厉害。医生给他开了些药。咳嗽药上说明书的内容主要包括了药品的服用方法、药量、贮存条件以及保质期等。

1.B 根据'John is twelve years old.'和'8—13 1 teaspoonful'可知B为正确答案。

2.A 'Put it in a cold place.'是本题答案的依据。

3.A 答案就在'Shake(摇动)it well before use.'中。

4.C 由'Not right for children below the age of three'这句话可知，此药不适用于三岁以下的儿童。

5.A 本说明的最后一句说的是此药品的保质期。答案显然为A。

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