专四专八考试

【单选题】 When did the Vice President begin to suffer his heart attack
A．Last year.
B．1978.
C．This week.
D．Not mentioned in this report.

网考网参考答案：B
网考网解析：
[听力原文] 29-30 Vice President Cheney arrived at George Washington University Hospital about 8am. local time. He will be in surgery several hours, and if there are no complications, expects to return home Saturday afternoon. Doctors say the outpatient procedure does not mean the vice-president's heart condition is getting worse. Mr. Cheney says he feels fine, that he hash' t noticed the irregular heart rhythms that were picked-up by a monitor ,two weeks ago. He said the pacemaker to control those irregular rhythms will not affect his ability to serve as vice president. Mr. Cheney' s history of heart disease was an issue during the presidential campaign. Last year, he suffered his fourth heart attack since 1978. As vice-president, Mr. Cheney has lost 25 pounds with more exercise and a special diet maintained by Navy chefs. The White House says there are no plans to reduce the vice-president's schedule after Saturday's procedure. Mr. Cheney told reporters he expects to be back at work Monday morning. 由报道中的“he suffered his fourth heart attack since 1978．”这句话，选项B为正确答案。 查看试题解析出处>>