Question

I＿＿ my father into giving up smoking but he didn’t listen to me.

A．persuaded

B．advised

C．tried to persuade

D．suggested

Answer 1

C

persuade sb into doing sth =" persuade" sb to do sth 说服某人做了某事，有结果;try to persuade sb into doing sth=" advise" sb to do sth 建议或试图说服某人做某事，结果未知或劝而不服，suggest 无此用法，根据句意，他不听我的说明劝而不服，故选C，
点评：近义词的搭配结构及用法要多加以比较。熟记一些固定结构。