Children’s education is very important in England．Children begin with primary education at the age of five, and this usually lasts until they are eleven．Then they move to middle schools．They stay there until they reach sixteen, seventeen or eighteen years old．After that, they can have higher education．The main kinds of schools are:

   State Schools（公立學(xué)校）

   Parents don’t need to pay for their children’s schooling．

   Private Schools（私立學(xué)校）

   In the UK, primary schools are always close to children’s houses．Children stay with the same group throughout the day．

   Middle Schools

   Most children go to the middle school nearest to their houses at the age of 11．

   Public Schools （Private Schools)

   A public school is also called a private school．The most famous public schools are Eton, Harrow and Winchester．7% of the children in England go to private schools．Parents pay for their children to go to these schools．

   Prep Schools

   A prep school is a school to prepare pupils to go to a public school．They are for kids between seven and eleven or thirteen years old．

閱讀短文內(nèi)容和下面每個人的情況，為他們選擇各自合適的學(xué)校類別，填寫在橫線上。

1．Steven is 12 years old．He wants to be a student in Eton School．________________

2．Susan is 11 years old．She wants to go to the school nearest to her home．____________

3．John is 13 years old and his father is very poor．____________

4．Lily is 5 years old．She lives with her mother．And her mother is very poor．__________

5．Jack is 9 years old．He wants to pass the exam and go to a private school．___________

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.

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

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. Look at the instruction on the bottle of the medicine and then choose the right answers:
　　 Cough Medicine
　　Shake(搖動)it well before use.
Take it three times each day before meals.
　　Dose (藥量):
　　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 2012.
【小題1】John should take ____ a day.