Reading comprehension. 阅读理解.

　　Tom is a little boy. He is four years old. One day, his mother takes him to see his grandmother. His grandmother's home is very far from them. So they go there by bus. There are only a few people on the bus. They all sit on their seats. Tom is very happy. He looks out of the window and talks with his mother. After a while, Tom starts running on the bus. He runs and runs. “Why are you always running? Please sit down,” his mother says. “I want to see my grandmother earlier. I want the bus to move faster,” Tom answers.

Read and answer the following questions. 阅读并回答问题.

(1) How old is Tom?

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(2) Where are they going?

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(3) Do they go there by train?

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(4) Is Tom's grandma's home far from his home or near his home?

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(5) Why does Tom run on the bus?

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　　Tom is short. Jim is shorter. (合并为一句)

　　Jim is ___________ ____________ Tom.

阅读方框内容，完成文后各句，每空填词不限.

　　Tom is a 12-year-old boy. Today he had a bad cough. His mother went to a hospital and bought a bottle of medicine for him. After Tome read the words on the bottle, he knew:

　　●He must take the medicine three times a day after meals and take 1 each time.

　　●If he doesn't finish taking the bottle of medicine, he can keep the rest of the medicine in 2 until the end of 3 .