He requested that all the soldiers _____ the news secret.

When he woke up, he found himself ____ by a group of villagers.

When the man came in, gun in hand, we all stood there, ________.

The woman ____ herself a writer has never written any books.

Mr. Smith stood up in defence of the 16-year-old boy, saying that he was not the person ____.

—Would you like me        the radio a bit??
—No, it’s all right. I’m used        with the radio        .?

______ , the players began the game. 

"We can not afford limited progress. We need rapid progress," Ban said at the Third World Climate Conference in Geneva,        by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

Could you show me the TV set you’d like ________?

When somewhat better ________ academically, he returned home to continue his research.