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OQNG TU NGUYEN MAU VA DANH DONG TU

1. M9t s6 d9ng tir thong dyng theo sau la "to-infmitive":
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afford ( du kha nang) I can't afford to buy the car.
agree (adng y) He agreed to pay the cost.
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aim (nha~ ml}c dich) They aim to increase income tax. by 20%.
appear .
(duiJng
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nhu) The police appeared not to know the accident.
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arrange (sap·xep) We arra_nged to meet him tomorrow morning.
ask (yeu ctiu) The customed asked to see the manager.
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attempt (c6 giing) We will attempt to send it to you at once.
beg (van xin) He begged to be told the truth.
choose. (Iva ch9n) ,
We choose to stay at a cheap hotel.
claim (luyen bo) I don't claim to be an expert in Internet.
decide (quyit dinh) , He decided to see her this afternoon.
demand (doi hoi) I demanded to read the document ti rst.
fai I (thdt bqi) Mary failed to pass her final examination.
hesitate (do dtJ') Don ?t hesitate to ask me if you have trouble.
hope (hi VQng) We hope to finish the project this month.
intend (di! tlinh) l 'hey intend to take immediate action.
manage (xooy xa) We managed to cross the river before dark.
offer (dJ nghi) John offered to do the washing-up.
 plan (e,6 lei hot;1ch) They planned to build a new airport.
prepare (chudn bi) We are preparing to make a plan for the trip.
pretend (gia va) The soldiers pretended to withdraw.
promise (hua) My parents promised to send me some money.
refuse (tu ch6i) The director refused to offer him the job.
seek (c6 tim each) They sought to bring the conflict to an end.
seem (dwng nhu) The ship seemed to be sinking.
struggle (tranh adu) She struggled to achieve _success as an actress.
tend (co xu huimg) Many people tend to spend less nowadays.
threaten (de do(l) The terrorists threatened to kill the hostage.
volunteer (tinh nguy¢r_,) The young man volunteered to help us.
want (mu6n) Does anyone want to say something?
wait (cha a(li) We are waiting to go.
wish (mong uac) We all wish to live a longer life.
2. Mqt sA dqng tir thong d\lng theo sau la "gerund":
admit (thira nh(in) The man admitted having stolen the car.
advise (khuyen) I'd advise buying your tickets well in advance.
allow (cho phep) We never allow smoking in this office.
apprec.iate (tran tr<;mg) 1don't appreciate being treated like that.
avoid (tranh) She avoided meeting him again.
can 't help When I see him, I can' t help laughing
(khong tranh khoi)
can't stand I can't stand working with him.
(khong ch;u d,p,g QU(!C)
consider (xem xet) John has corlsidered going to America.
delay (hoiin) We delay paying the rent until next week.
deny (tir ch6i) The boy denied having stolen the bag.
discuss (thao lut;in) We' ll discuss building a new school.
enjoy (thich) We enjoy walking together on the beach.
fancy (mong we) Do you fancy going out somewhere?
finish (hoan thanh) Linda finished writing the annual report.
give up (tir bo) Pete gained weight when he gave up smoking.
imagine (tuang tU'{lng) She imagined living in a beautiful villa.
involve (bao g6m) The-test involves answering questions.
keep (on) (tiip tl;lc) We kept (on) walking for hours on the beach.
mind (aJ y) I don't mind walking if it's fine.
miss (bola) The goalkeeper missed stopping the ball.
postpone (hoan) The company postponed signing the contract.
practise (luy~n tt;ip) She practiced playing the piano two hours a day.
 prohibit (cdm) The polic y prohibits smo king in publ ic plac es.
quit (chdm dut) The doct or advi sed him to quit smo king .
recall (nha [f!iJ I can' t recall mee ting her befo re.
reco mme nd (di nghi) We reco mme nd ch~cking the repo rt care fully .
repo rt (bao cao) The neig hbor repo rted seei ng him doin g that.
resist (ch6ng l<!i) The Parl iame nt resisted incre asin g inco me tax.
-resent (blt(C tuc) He rese nts bein g treat ed like a child .
resume (tiip t1:1c) He resu med read ing after a whil e.
sugg est (di nghi) They sugg ested goin g by train .
tolerate (chiu d~g ) She refu sed to tolerate bein g calle d a liar.
3. D{,ng tir duv c tbco sau boi infinitive hoJc gerund.
- Infinitive/Gerund i4tong lam thay c16i nghia.
Cac d(>rtg tir nhu: begin (bit diu), start (bit diu), bother (bjn
tam), continue (ti~p t\JC),
propose (d~ nghi) + infinitive/gerund may nghia khong thay d6i.·
Vi dfl: I star ted to wor k/ wor king there jive year s ago.
0 Chu j: Khi cac dc;mg tu nay 6 thi ti€p di~n thi bit buQC
dung infinitive.
VI dfl: It was star ting to rain .
- Infinitive/Gerund lam thay d6i nghia.
REM EM BER /FO RGE T
reme mbe r/for get to do som ethin g: di~n ta mc;,t vi~c cin
reme mbe r/for get doin g som ethin g: diSn ta m9t S\J' vi~c
Vi dfl: Rem emb er to turn off the lights before goin g
phai lam
tron g qua kh(r ·
out.
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I alwa ys rem emb er mee ting you /or the.first time.
REG RET i
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regret to do som ethin g: dung dS thon g baofm9t tin x.Au
regret doin g som ethin g: h6i ti€c v~ m(>t slj vi~c tron g qua
khu
Vi dfl: We regret lo tell you that you have faile d the test.
I regret goin g to that party. It was so boring.
TRY/ATTEMPT
try/a ttem pt to do som ethin g: c6 gAng lam di€u gi d6
try/a ttem pt doin g som ~thin g: thu .l am di€u gi d6
Vi dfl: I tried to open the ·d oor but I coul dn't.
Why don 't you try usin g anot her key?
STO P
stop to do som ethin g: dun g d€ lam viec khac
stop doin g som ethin g: dung m9t viec dang lam
Vi dfl: I stop ped to do my homework.
The doct or said I shou ld stop smoking.
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go on to do something: tiSp tvc lam mQt vi~c khac
go on doing something: tiSp tl}c vi~c dang lam
Vi diJ: After receiving the test paper, they went on lo do it.
They went on knocking at the door after a short pause.
MEAN
mean to do something: c6 y dinh
mean doing something: c6 nghia la, lien quan d~n
Vi dfi: She means Lo work/or lhat company.
I need the report tomorrow. It means staying up late tonight to finish it.
NEED/WANT
need/want to do something: di~n ta y chu d9ng
need/want doing something: di~n ta y bi d9ng
VI dfi: I need to cut my hair.
My hair needs cutting.
LIKE/LOVE/HATE
like/love/hate to do something: di8n ta m¢t di~u thich lam/ghet lam trong truong
hqp q t th~ -
like/love/hate doing something: dien ta m(>t so thich chung
Vi dfi: I like to go fishing in this weather.
I like going/to go.fishing.
- Dqng tir chi giac quan (verbs of perception).
tu
Cac d{mg chi giac quan: see, watch, hear, smell, taste, feel, notice .. .
tu
D(>ng chi giac quan + Verb-ing: khi nh~n bi€t thi hanh d<}ng dang· di~n ti~n chua
hoan t§t.
tu
D(mg chi giac quan + bare infinitive: khi nh~ bi~t thi hanh d9ngaa hoan tit.
Vi dfi: They saw the man running away. (They still saw him.)
They saw the man run away. (They couldn' t see him, but he had escaped.)
4. Mi}t s6 d(>ng tir thong dyng theo sau boi tin ngii va "to-infinitive":
advise (khuyen) They advised me to go to the doctor.
allow (cho phep) John allowed me to use his motorbike.
ask (yeu cdu) I asked him to post the letter this morning.
beg (cdu xin) He begged her to come and stay with him.
cause (gay ra) Inflation caused prices to rise sharply.
challenge (thach thi'rc) He challenged me to swim across the river.
convince (thuyit ph1:1c) They convinced him to give up the project.
dare (thach t/6) He dared me to do better than he had done.
encourage (khuyi n khich) My father encouraged me to study better.
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' expect (mong t/<Ji) We expect you to come on time.
forbid (cdm tloan) They forbid him to leave.
forc_c (ep buoc) The investigator forced him to speak the truth.
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hire (thue muim) The owner hired her to clean the toilets.
instruct (chi ddn) We instructed him to keep the door locked.
invite (mai) We' d like to invite you to attend the meeting.
need (cdn) We need you to ~elp us.
order (ra lenh) The judge ordered the man to pay a fine .
permit (cho phep) They permitted th~ workers to leave early.
persuade (Lhuyit ph1:1c) I persuade her to come and see me.
remind (nhdc) Mother reminded me to tum off the lights.
require (doi hoi) The director required her to submit her report.
teach (df!Y biio) He taught me to dance.
tell (hiio) We told him to sit down and wait.
urge (thuc gil!C) I urged him to apply for a job.
want (mucin) We all want y·o u to be happy.
warn (cimh boo) I warned him not to drink so much.
5. MQt s6 dQng tir thco sau boi tin ngir va "bare infinitive":
make (boo, bu{k) The secretary made me fill in the form .
let (ad cho) The mother let her children play in the yard.
have (nha, sai bao) I had the maid clean up my room.

0 BAI T~P f>QNG TIS NGUYEN MlU & DANH f>QNG TIS
Exercise I: Choose the best answer to complete each ofthe following sentences.
I. The television programmes we allow _ _ _ influence their learning.

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/\. a c hildren to watch B. our children to watch
C. our children watch D. our children watching
2. They didn' t stop _ __ _ until 11.30 pm when there was a power cut.
· /\. singing and dancing ~- to sing and dance
C. to sing and dancing b~singing and dance
3. When his wife arrived home after a hard
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day at work, he has sitting on• the sofa

/\. watched TV B. watch TV

C. was watching TV D. watching TV
4. ··You are lucky. You haven't got a child _ _ _ ,'~said the woman.
/\. for looking after ' B. looking after
C. to look after D. look after
5. I\ cat suddenly ran across the street. Fortunately, he managed _ _ _ just in time.
/\ . to stop 8 . stopping
C. to have stopped D. stopped
6. Phosphates _ _ _ to most land in our country.
I\ . need added B. need to add
C. need to be added D. need to adding
7. Whenever those two ladies meet, they stop _ _ _
A. talking B. talk C. to talking D. to talk
8. It's still raining. I' d rather _ __ home and watch football on TV.
A. to stay B. staying at C. stay D. stayed at
9. I think I hear someone _ _ _ the back windows. Do you hear it, too?
A. trying open B. trying to open
C. tried opening D. try opened
I 0. John hoped to finish _ _ _ two of his essays before the deadline.
A. written B. write C. to write D. writing
Exercise 2: Choose the best answer to complete each ofthe following sentences.
I. One of the least effective ways of storing-information is learning _ _ it.
A. how repeat B. repeati~g C. to repeat D. repeat ·
2. Most of the participants can't help ___ why the president spoke so angrily.
A. wonder 8. wondering C. to wonder D. wondered
3. The woman meant _ _ a newspaper but she didn't see anyone _ _ it. _
A. to buy - to s~II B. to buy - selling
C. buying - selling D. buying- to sell
4. The spokesman began by them where the mountain was, and went on _ _
about its history.
A. telling - talking B. tell - talk
C. told -talked D. to tell - to talk
5. I was very angry. My friend John refused _ _ _ me a lift as he had promised.
. A. give 8 . to give C. giving D. gave
6. The film wasn't very good. The audience started _ _ _ _ before it was over.
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A. leaving B. to leave
C. leave D. Both A and B are correct.
7. After walking for two hours the guide stopped to le.t the others _ _ with them.
A. caught up B. to catch up C. catching Up D. catch up
8. What do you remember _ __ when you were a little boy?
A. do B. doing
C. to do D. Both B and C are correct
9. Linda regrets _ __ to her mother's advice. She was right.
A. not listen B. not to listen
C. not listening D. to not listen
I0. I can never forget _ _ our team score the winning goal in the final game
against Thailand.
A. watching B. to watch
C. watch D. Both A and Bare correct
 ~ercise 3: Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
I. My friend forgot _ _ a book back to the library, so she had to pay a fine.
A. take B. to take C. taking D. to be taken
2. Would you please remind her ___ me tomorrow morning?
A. calling B. to call C. cal, D. to calling
.,. 3. John volunteered _ _ the food supply to the_victims in the flood area .
A. take B. to take C. taking D. to be taken
~ 4. My friend Mary is a blabbermouth! She can't resist _ _ everyone what she
heard from me.
A. tell B. to tell C. telling D. to telling
5. The man finally admitted ___ responsible for the accident last week.
A. to be B. for to be C. for being D. being
6. The union members discussed ___ the ·next meeting until next week.
A. postponing B. to postpone C. postpone D. to postponing
7. I have been having a lot of trouble with my old car the last couple of months. I am
thinking about _ _ a new one.
A. to buy B. buy C. buying D. being bought
8. Mary appeared ___, but she wasn' t. She was only pretending.
A. to asleep B. to be asleep ~- being asleep D. be asleep
9. Johnny is only nine, but he intends _ _ a singer when he grows up.
A . be 8 . to be
C. being D. Both Band Care correct.
10. It was cold and snowy last Sunday, so we postponed _ _ the botanical gardens
until next Sunday.
A. visiting B. to visit C. visited D. being visited
Exercise 4: Choose the best answer to comp/ete each ofthe following sentences.
I. I hope _ _ all of my courses this term. $0 far my grades have been pretty good.
A. passing B. to pass c;. pass D. being passed
2. My father continued _ _ his book eve'n though the children were making a lot of
noise.
A. read B. and reading C. and read D. reading
3. Linda can't stand ___ in a room with all of the windows closed.
A. sleep B. sleeping C. slept D. being slept
4. It is raining hard this week but Tom expects _ _ with his friends this weekend.
A. to go and fish B. to go fishing
C. going fishing D. to go to fish
5. When my teacher is listening to someone who is speaking English very fast, he
nods his head and pretends _ _
A. understanding B. to understand
C. understanding it D. to be understood

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6. /\Iler the operation, the doctors wouldn't let him _ _ out of bed for three days.
/\. get B. to get C. getting D. gets
7. She always puts off _ __ the dinner dishes until the next morning.
/\. to wash B. washing C. wash D. and washes
8. After Ann got a speeding ticket and had to pay a big tine, she decided _ _ over
the speed limit on interstate highways.
A. to stop driving B. to stop to drive
C. stopping to drive D. stopping driving
9. Graduate students often spend their weekends _ _ data for their research.
A. gather B. to gather C. gathering D. to gathering
I 0. I can feel something ___ up my leg. It must be an insect.
A. crawling B. crawl ·c. to crawl D. crawled
Exercise 5: Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
l . I meant _ _ _ the car with petrol before we.left.
A. filling B. fill C. to be filled D. to fill
2. It· s not worth - - out now. It' s much too late.
/\. to go B.! go C. going D. gone
3. l .anguage permits us · our heritage through literature narratives.
/\. preserve B. preserving C. to preserve D. to preserving
4. She dislikes ___ by crowds of people.
/\. to surround B. surrounded
C. being surrounded D. be surrounded
5. Susan is in the kitchen looking for something _ __
/\. for eating B. to eating C. to eat D. eating
6. The other motorist drove right in front of me. I couldn't avoid _ _ _ his car.
A. to hit B. hitting C. hit D. from hitting
7. There are people who can't help _ _ when they see someone _ __ on a
banana skin.
A. laugh - slip B. to laugh - slip
C. laughing - slipping D. laughing - slip
8. There is only one student in the ~lassroom _ _ his lesson.
A. prepare B. to prepare C. was preparing D. preparing
9. This examination will test your ability ___ written English.
A. to understand B. of understanding
C. understand D. understanding
I0. Ann was very surprised to find the door unlocked. She remembered _ _ it
before she left.
A. to lock 8 . locking C. lock D. she locks

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r Exe·rci~·e 6: Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
1. I regret _ _ that the sight-seeing tour has been cancelled because of the bad
weather.
A. to tell you B. telling you C. to ~ay you D. saying you
2. I would advise you ___ that young man in'. spite of his channing manner.
A. to not trust 8 . to never trust C. never to trust D. never trust
3. I le refused _ __ us the reason why he didn't come to the class meeting last week.
/\. telling 8. to tell C. told D. having told
4. I le won a lottery, and his girlfriend suggested _ _ the world.
...!.. /\. to travel around B. travelling in
.. C. travelling around D. that they travelling around
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'-i, 5. I lis parents insisted ___ a medical training course.
/\. on htm taking B. on taking him
C. him to take D. on him to take
6. Luckily. she remembered _ __ up with petrol, so she didn't run out on the way
there.
I\. to fill B. filling C. filled D. having filled
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"! 7. The doctor advised him _ __ and to take up some sport.
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/\. to stop smoke B. stop smoking
C. to stop smoking D. to stop to smoke
8. The children's mother warned them - - - near the river.
/\. not to go B. to not go C. not going D. don' t go
9. The teachers hav,c had some problems _ __ return the papers to the students.
I\. to decide when to Br deciding when to
C. deciding D. deciding when
I0. Who is the woman talking to Mr. Lee? I/ don't recall _ _ her around the office.
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/\. to have seen B. seeing C. to see D. being seen

Exercise 7: Choose the best answer to complete each ofthe following sentences.
I. She can't stand _ ___ under such terrible conditions.
/\. working B. to work C. to be working D. work
2. It is no use _ __ __ over spilt milk.
/\. crying B. to cry C. to be crying D. cried
3. l~SL students from Asia often have great difficulty _ _ _ some English sounds.
A.. to pronounce B. in pronouncing
C. pronouncing D. Band Care correct
4. She preferred _ _ rather than give up.
A. die B. dying C. to die D. to be die
5. He prefers _ _ _ _ a walk to _ _ _ _ TV at home.
A. taking - watching B. take - watch
C. taking-to watch D. take - watching
6. The doctor persuaded the patient in hospital for 3 more days.
A. staying B. to stay C. being stayed D. stay
7. Tell her _ _ __ for school again.
A. not late B. not being late
C . not to be late D. not be late
8. It is a busy season. The farmers have the tractors _ _ _ _ all day long.
A. to run B. running C. run D. ran
9. We watched the little girl _ ___ across the street.
A. to walk B. walk C. is walking D. walkec;I
10. The book is worth - - - - -
A. reading B. being read
C. to be read D. A and B are correct
Ex_ercise 8: Choose the best answer to complete each ofthe following sentences.
1. Having finished _ __ the reading report, I began to listen to music.
A. to write B. to have written C. writing D. written
2. Don~t risk___ alone in the river.
A. to swim B. to swimming C. swimming D. swim
3. I' m considering _ _ __ your invitation.
A. accepting B. to accept C. accepted D. accept
4. The boy pretended _ _ _ _ an essay, but in fact he wrote nothing.
· A. to be writing B. writing C. to be written D. to writing
5. I have never expected _ _ _ _ _ such a strange thing in my life.
A. seeing B. having seen C. to see D. to be seen
6. Please let it _ _ clearly. I am not used _ _ _ something twice.
A. understand -: to saying B. to understand~ to say
C. be understood - to saying D. be understood-to say
7. Suddenly she burst out _ _ _ with the words, "I'm sick and tired _ __ soups
and porridges for him. I can't go on _ _ _ my best years."
A. crying - of making - wasting B. to cry - to make - to waste
C. to cry - of making - wasting D. crying - to make - wasting
8. Do not delay _ _ _ _ him.
A. to answer B. to answering C. answering D. to be answering
9. I remember _ _ the post office, but I forgot _ __ the letter, which is still in
my briefcase.
A. to enter - to post B. entering - posting
C . entering - to post D. to enter - posting
) 0. I"vc seen him the office early this afternoon. He seemed _ _ _
unhappy about something.
A. leave - to have been B. leaving- to have been
C. left - to have been D. A and B are correct
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Exercise 9: Choose the best answer to completieach ofthe following sentences.

I. A plane with an engine on fire approached the. runway. _ _ _ _ was frightening.
There could have been a terrible accident.
A. Watch it to land B. Watching it land
C. To watch it to land D. Watching to land it
2. The customs officer opened the suitcase _ _ _ if anything illegal was being
brought into the country.
A. seeing B. for seeing C. see D. to see
3. Sometimes very young children have trouble _ _ _ facts from fiction and may
believe that dragons actually exist. ,
A. to separate 8 . separating C. to be separated D. for separating
4. Do you have an excuse _ _ _ late to class two days in a row?
A. for to be B. for being C. to be D. being
5. John made me - - -- - him next week.
A. to promise to call B. to promise calling
C. promise to call D. promise calling
6. I got Mary her car for the weekend.
A. to let me to borrow B. let me borrow
C. to let me borrow D. let me to borrow
7. I' ll never forget that race. What a thrill!
A. to win B. win C. being won D. winning
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8. No one has better qualifications. Linda is ,.c ertain _ _ _ for the job.
A. to choose ij. having chosen
C. to be chosen D. being chosen
9. I was enjoying my book~ but I stopped _ __ a program on TV.
A. reading to watch B. to·read to watch
C. to read for watching D. reading for to watch .
I 0. Who is the woman talking to Mr. Hammond? I don't recall _ __ her around the
office before.
A. to have seen B. seeing C. to se·e D. being seen
Exercise 10: Choose. the best answer to complete each ofthe following sentences.
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1. I don' t blame you for not _ _ __ outside in this awful weather.

A. wanting to go B. wanting go
C. want to go ~ D. to want go
2. This moment will live in our memory for many years _ _ _
A. to come 8. coming
C. have come D. having been coming
3. When Paul was questioned by the police, he admitted knowing about the
embe7.zlement of funds from his company, but denied _ _ many ,vay.
A. to be involved B. involving
C. having involved D. being involved
4. Mr. Davis was upset by _ _ __ him the truth.
A. our not having told B. us to tell
C. we didn,t tell D. not to tell
5. We considered _ _ __ _ _ after wor:,k.
/\. to go shop B. going shopping
C. going to shop D. to go to shop
6. Jack offered _ _ _ care ofmy garden while I was out of town.
/\. take B. taking
C. to have taken D. to take
7. Could you please come over? I need you _ _ __ _ the refrigerator.
A. help me moving B. helping ~e to move
C. to help me move D. help me to move
8. I just heard that there' s been a major accident that has all of the traffic tied up. If
we want to get to the play on time, we,d better avoid _ _ _ the highway.
A. having taken B. take C. to take D. taking
9 . .The painting was beautiful. I stood there _ __ it for a long time.
A. for admiring 8. being admired
C . admire D. admiring
l 0. Jim should have asked for help instead _ _ _ to do it himself.
A. of trying B. to try C. try D. from trying