— Have you ____ your brother to give up smoking? — No. I talked to him yesterday but he would not listen.

Tom asked the candy makers if they could make the chocolate easier ______ into small pieces.

I don’t believe we’ve met before，________I must say you do look familiar.

This was ____ anyone had previously sailed alone.

— You shall get an iPad so long as you come first in the speech contest.— Is that a ________? Don’t let me down, I hope.