2019年mpacc考试英语真题——介词和介词短语661

{01}He ______ persuade his father to give up smoking but his father didn’t.
A.managed to
B.succeeded in
C.tried to
D.kept in
解析：考查动词短语。manage to成功；succeed in成功的；try to试图。句意：他试图劝服他父亲戒烟，但他父亲没有。
本题选C。
{02}He worked hard to      some money for his retirement
A.set aside
B.set out
C.set off
D.set about
解析：本题的含义是他努力地工作是为他的退休而留出一些钱备用，set aside可以表示留出的意思，故本题选A。
本题选A。