--- Have you _____ him to give up the job?--- Yes, I have. But he doesn’t listen to me.

My mother asked me where _____, and I told her that I was going to buy some food.

You should thank Peter. It was he who finally ____ your son to stop smoking and playing computer games.

(2014·焦作质检)The film Lost in Thailand________a great success and brought in a large profit to the cinema.

（2014年安徽省合肥市高三第三次教学质量检测）30. Nervous and anxious, Jill failed ______ a good impression at the job interview.