单选题 Young people often feel an urge to try ______ before the age set by law.
A. a smoking B. smoke C. to smoke D. smoking

【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] try后面既可接动名词,也可接带to的动词不定式,但意义有差别。接不定式时,表示“试图做某事,尽力做某事”,例如:The prisoner tried to escape without being noticed. 囚犯企图趁人不注意时逃跑。而接动名词时表示“试着做某事”,例如:I tried standing on my head but it gave me a headache. 我试着倒立,但这使我很头疼。由此可见,此处应选D项。