He ______ his sister to give up the plan for cycling along the Mekong River, but failed. 

—How long have you been going to work on foot?—Since last month when I ________ from a heart attack.

 Though ________ in San Francisco, Dave Mitchell had always preferred to record the plain facts of small-town life.

After going into the concert hall, the mother _____ a friend and went over to greet him.

I ______ her to work hard at English, but she didn’t listen to me.