题目内容

The secretary ________ the CEO to buy social welfare insurance, and eventually all the staff got benefit from it．

A.
advised
B.
persuaded
C.
tried to persuade
D.
promised

B
动词persuade的用法是persuade sb to do sth意思是“成功地说服某人做某事”。比较：
advise sb to do sth劝说某人做某事(但不一定成功)
try to persuade sb to do sth试图说服某人做某事。

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The secretary ________ the CEO to buy social welfare insurance, and eventually all the staff got benefit from it．

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