Cough Medicine Do you always understand

问题：

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.

小题1: John should take ______ a day.

A. 1 teaspoonful         B. 2 teaspoonfuls       C 3 teaspoonfuls

小题2:The medicine should be kept in ______.

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

小题3:John should ______ before he takes it.

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

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

A. two                B. twelve                C. thirty

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

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