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。