From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.

He got into trouble in an attempt to conceal the truth............me

A. to

B. against

C. for

D. from

He was accompanied..........his friend to the party

A. with

B. by

C. over

D. around

My father said he once saw a snake...............a chicken.

A. having swallowing

B. swallowed

C. being swallowed

D. swallowing

Mary.....passed the examination without the extra lessons she had

A. might not

B. couldn't have

C. would not

D. will not have

Many people are now used to .....without lunch

A. have gone

B. be going

C. going

D. to

..........round the house I observed that there were more broken louvres than had been reported

A. moved

B. in moving

C. to move

D. moving

The beleaguered soldiers skilfully.......themselves out of trouble.

A. dispatched

B. catapulted

C. manoeuvred

D. proceeded

..........so dejected, he decided to stay at home,

A. been

B. having being

C. being

D. having been

How I wish she ............the note in time.

A. has seen

B. sees

C. had seen

D. see

The principal, with all the teachers and students.......

A. has arrived

B. have arrived

C. were arriving

D. were to arrive