问题补充:
.I him to stop smoking, but failed.
A. persuaded
B. tried to persuade
C. try persuading
D. tried persuading
答案:
A. persuaded
(答案→)B. tried to persuade
C. try persuading
D. tried persuading
解析:考查短语:try to persuade sb to do 试着说服某人做某事,句意:我试着说服他戒烟,但是失败了。所以选B。