We tend to have a better memory for things that excite our senses or our emotions than for straight facts.

That salesman _____ me to buy his MP4, but it doesn’t work well now.

In the dark street, there wasn’t a single person she could turn for help.

When she is put in a situation ______ she has to make a remark on others, she usually changes the topic.

The teacher tried to _______ him to stop using the mobile phone on the campus, but he wouldn’t listen.