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

managed to

succeeded in

tried to

kept in

The reason ________ his going to Britain was ________ he got a new job there．

for; because

for; that

of; because

of; that

________ with the size of the whole earth, the biggest ocean does not seem big at all．

Compare

Comparing

Compared

To compare

People often use plastics to ________ wood or metal．

in place of

take their place

take the place of

instead of

He convinced me ________ the difficulty of the work．

on

at

for

of

I want to know ________ to do with my bike that you lost the other day．

how

what

who

why

________ in the newspaper that the Japanese minister will arrive next Monday．

It says

It is said

It has said

He is said

Kate is really young for the job, but, on the other ________, she is well trained．

way

situation

chance

hand

The moment they heard the joke, all of them ________ laughing．

burst out

burst into

burst with

burst up

Listen to Li Yang, founder of Crazy English．He speaks English ________ he were American．

if

because

even if

as if