The following are four kinds of medicine at home. We should know how to use them. Never make any mistakes.
I Take the medicine with water. One or two pills every eight hours. Don’t take more than six pills in 24 hours. For children under six, go to ask the doctor. |
II Three times a day and one pill a time. One pill before breakfast, one before 11:00 and one before sleep. Not for children under six and persons with stomachache. |
III The medicine is for a person with a toothache. Two pills a time a day before sleep for adults (成人). Half for children under 12. |
IV Take the medicine four times a day. Four pills a time for adults with a cold. Half the pills for children under 10. Take the medicine before three meals and before sleep. |
We shouldn’t take more than __________ pills of Medicine I a day.
A. 2 B. 6 C. 8
Children under six shouldn’t take ___________.
A. Medicine II B. Medicine III C. Medicine IV
Medicine III is for people with ___________.
A. a toothache B. a cold C. a stomachache
If Lisa is ________ years old, she should take 8 pills of medicine IV a day.
A. 11 B. 20 C. 9
Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Three kinds of the medicine should be taken 3 times a day.
B. Three kinds of the medicine should be taken before sleep.
C. Three kinds of the medicine should be taken 1 pill a time.