Multi-select problem: How does the next paragraph end?

How to tell a lie without being caught
Bend the truth.
Lying requires a lot more mental effort than telling the truth. Eliminate as much of the mental effort as you can by knowing the lie before you tell it.

Pick your answer from:
a). Try to bend the truth instead of making up an entire story. It is much easier for a person to believe something that could actually happen.
b). Keep your lie simple for yourself and then do your best to keep it fresh in your mind. For example, say you just got a new job, and you think your boss found out.
c). When lying, it can be helpful to pick a time and place where you should be at a friend's house. That way when you want to talk to him and you know he's out and about, you won't be rushing off to hide in the bathroom while a roomful of a hundred other people are drinking coffee together.
d). For example, you could lie on the bus home and say, " i was at the gym at 12:00 pm yesterday morning, and i had an asthma attack. " Lying doesn't guarantee being caught right away.
a).