Question

He ______ persuade his father to give up smoking but his father didn’t.

1. A.
   managed to
2. B.
   succeeded in
3. C.
   tried to
4. D.
   kept in

Answer 1

C
考查动词短语。manage to成功；succeed in成功的；try to试图。句意：他试图劝服他父亲戒烟，但他父亲没有。