__________ ( not pass) the exam, he had to work harder to pass a similar exam.
He ______(做手势) me over with a movement of his head.
The boy who won the scholarship was a quite o______ student.
Anyway, this is the first time he’s ______(导演) a play.
Any attempt to set back the wheel of history is doomed to f______.
He ______(使信服) me of the difficulty of the work.