Question

The woman tried to _______ his husband to give up smoking, but she failed.

A．suggest

B．hope

C．persuade

D．advise

Answer 1

C

考查名词辨析。句意“那个妇女尽力劝说她的丈夫戒烟，但是没有成功。”suggest doing sth.；hope to do sth.；persuade sb. to do sth.；advise sb. to do sth.。try to persuade sb. to do sth.尽力劝说某人做某事。故选C。