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1. An aide to Dick Cheney says tests on the former vice¹ president show he suffered a mild heart attack. The 69-year-old was admitted to a Washington hospital Monday after experiencing chest pains. Cheney has a history of heart problems.

2. Toyota's top US official says the company's massive recalls may not totally solve the company's problems with unintended acceleration² of some of its most popular cars and trucks. Testifying before a House committee, Jim Lentz says the company is still investigating the issue.

3. A New Jersey³ judge has sentenced former NBA star Jason Williams to five years in prison for fatally shooting a hired limo driver in 2002. Williams will be eligible⁴ for parole in 18 months.

4. She's among the most famous teenage moms in America. And now, she's going to make her acting⁵ debut⁶. Sarah Palin's 19-year-old daughter Bristol is set to appear on an episode of the ABC's family series, the Secret Life of the American Teenager. She'll play herself in the episode which deals with the consequences of teen pregnancy⁷.

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1 vice
n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的
参考例句：
He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。 They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

2 acceleration
n.加速，加速度
参考例句：
All spacemen must be able to bear acceleration.所有太空人都应能承受加速度。 He has also called for an acceleration of political reforms.他同时呼吁加快政治改革的步伐。

3 jersey
n.运动衫
参考例句：
He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。 They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

4 eligible
adj.有条件被选中的；(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的
参考例句：
He is an eligible young man.他是一个合格的年轻人。 Helen married an eligible bachelor.海伦嫁给了一个中意的单身汉。

5 acting
n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的
参考例句：
Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。 During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

6 debut
n.首次演出，初次露面
参考例句：
That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。 The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

7 pregnancy
n.怀孕，怀孕期
参考例句：
Early pregnancy is often accompanied by nausea.怀孕早期常有恶心的现象。 Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage.怀孕期吸烟会增加流产的危险。