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

 Lacking rain, many river in Yunnan province have ______ recently.

 In some developed countries, larger population is ______________ in their big cities.

I’m familiar with you because your name ____ in our yesterday’s conversation many times.

John was very upset because he was_______ by the police with breaking the law.