LIPITOR
ABOUT LIPITOR
Lipitor is a prescription medicine．Along with diet and exercise, it lowers（降低）"bad" cholesterol（胆固醇）in your blood．It can also raise "good" cholesterol．
Lipitor can lower the risk of heart attack in patients with several common risk factors, including family history of early heart disease, high blood pressure, age and smoking．
WHO IS LIPITOR FOR?
Who can take LIPITOR:
●People who cannot lower their cholesterol enough with diet and exercise
●Adults and children over 10
Who should NOT take DIPITOR:
●Women who are pregnant, may be pregnant, or may become pregnant．Lipitor may harm your unborn baby．
●Women who are breast-feeding．Lipitor can pass into your breast milk and may harm your baby．
●People with liver（肝脏） problems
POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS OF LIPITOR
Serious side effects in a small number of people:
●Muscle（肌肉）problems that can lead to kidney （肾脏） problems, including kidney failure
●Liver problems．Your doctor may do blood tests to check your liver before you start Lipitor and while you are taking it．
Call your doctor right away if you have：
●Unexplained muscle pain or weakness, especially if you have a fever or feel very tired
●Swelling of the face, lips, tongue, and/or throat that may cause difficulty in breathing or swallowing
●Stomach pain
Some common side effects of LIPITOR are:
●Muscle pain
●Upset stomach
●Changes in some blood tests
HOW TO TAKE LIPITOR
DO：
●Take Lipitor as prescribed by your doctor．
●Try to eat heart-healthy foods while you take Lipitor．
●Take Lipitor at any time of day, with or without food．
●If you miss a dose（一剂）, take it as soon as you remember．But if it has been more than 12 hours since your missed dose, wait．Take the next dose at your regular time．
Don't:
●Do not change or stop your dose before talking to your doctor．
●Do not start new medicines before talking to your doctor．
1.Taking Lipitor is helpful for _______________.
A. women who are pregnant B. teenagers with liver problems
C. breast-feeding women D. adults having heart disease
2. If it has been 7 hours since you missed a dose, you should ____________.
A. eat more when taking your next dose
B. have a dose as soon as you remember
C. take the next dose at your regular time
D. change the amount of your next dose
3.Which of the following is a common side effect of taking Lipitor?
A．Throat swelling． B．Upset stomach.
C．Kidney failure. D．Muscle weakness．
4.What is the main purpose of the passage?
A．To teach patients ways for quick recovery．
B．To show the importance of a good lifestyle．
C．To give information about a kind of medicine．
D．To present a report on a scientific research．
Tong Shiqiang rushed into a kindergarten behind his primary school several times, carrying a __36__ of kids each time he rushed out of their classroom on that fateful（灾难的）day. Only 14 years old and 1.5m tall, Tong can now __37__ a national bravery award for saving seven children.
The grade-6 student was __38__ a Chinese language class in Zhongwang Primary School in Qishan village of Longnan city, one of the worst-hit areas in Gansu province, __39__ the deadly quake struck on May 12,2008. There were 49 __40__ students in his class at the time.
"Windows began rattling(嘎嘎响）and it __41__ as if lots of bees were singing underground," __42__ Tong Shuangxi, Tong Shiqiang's teacher and uncle. "The sound grew __43__ ... and then I __44__ it was an earthquake."
The teacher cried: " __45__ out!" All the students ran out of the room immediately.
__46__ outside, Tong Shuangxi rushed toward the kindergarten where the children __47__ a nap (午睡). Tong Shiqiang ran with him.
Only three of the kids had __48__ to run out of their room when they __49__ the building. The rest were crying, too __50__ to move. It __51__ less than three minutes for them to carry out all the five- and six-year-olds to __52__.
__53__ whether all the kids had been saved, Tong and his nephew had __54__ begun checking the name list when the classroom's walls fell down. "That's the only time I was scared," said Tong Shiqiang.
The 14-year-old is __55__ to be nominated (提名) for the child hero award, to be given by the Ministry of Education and the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Youth League.
1.A. score B. dozen C. couple D. number
2.A. beat B. win C. show D. give
3.A. listening B. hearing C. giving D. attending
4.A. when B. while C. where D. which
5.A. another B. other C. others D. the other
6.A. looked B. turned C. appeared D. seemed
7.A. reminds B. remains C. recalls D. remarks
8.A. a louder B. weaker C. clearer D. louder
9.A. realized B. found C. thought D. recognized
10.A. Nobody B. Everybody C. Somebody D. Anybody
11.A. once B. Before C. Since D. After
12.A. were having B. have C. had D. having had
13.A. tried B. wanted C. managed D. attempted
14.A. arrived B. reached C. got D. escaped
15.A. surprised B. moved C. frightened D. excited
16.A. paid B. spent C. cost D. took
17.A. safety B. classroom C. yard D. hospital
18.A. No problem B. No wonder C. Not sure D. Not know
19.A. ever B. just C. never D. even
20.A. possible B. probable C. likely D. maybe
Under no circumstances, he was warned, _____ to give the password to someone else.
A. he was B. was he C. he could D. could he
He accidentally _____ he had quarreled with his wife and that he hadn’t been home for a couple of weeks.
A. let out B. tried out C. ran out D. made out
Jack is late again. It is ____ of him to keep others waiting.
A. aggressive B. appropriate C. desperate D. typical
—I’m feeling terrible and lonely all the time, what should I do?
—______! Try to talk to your friends, and take good care of your health.
A. Go ahead B. Take it easy C. That’s right D. Don’t mention it
