单选题 Woman: Mr. Smith would not stop drinking even though the doctor told him that he must.
Man. I wish he could take the doctor's advice.
Question: What do we know about Mr. Smith?

A、 He could not but stop drinking when his doctor told him that he had to.
B、 He agreed to follow the doctor's advice.
C、 He still drinks in spite of his doctor's advice.
D、 He stopped to drink because the doctor told him to.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 此题考查对会话内容的理解。考生应该注意到会话中采用的是虚拟语气would not stop…，I wish he could…说明Smith先生没有按照医生的劝告去做，仍在继续喝酒，所以C项为正确答案。could not but(do)“不得不(做)”。