问题补充：
Doctors the old man not to smoke so much, but he just couldn’t give it up.
A. persuaded
B. promised
C. accepted
D. advised
答案：
A. persuaded
B. promised
C. accepted
(答案→)D. advised
解析：考查动词短语。Persuade sb to do sth说服某人做某事；promise sb to do sth答应某人做某事。Advise sb to do sth建议某人做某事。根据后半句，他不会放弃，说明他没有被说服，排除A。B项的意思与句意不符，故D正确。句意：医生建议他不要抽太多的烟。
考点;考查短语辨析
