[Q]: How does the sentence end?

Brian thought beef tongue tacos were tasty but Matthew though they were gross. 
OPTIONS:
- Brian ordered tacos de lenga for lunch.
- Matthew ordered tacos de lenga for lunch.

[A]: Brian ordered tacos de lenga for lunch.
QUES: Continue writing.

I sat down at the desk and looked at the notepad and cell phone. I grabbed the 

OPTIONS:
- notepad since I really needed to write my friend.
- cell phone since I really needed to write my friend.
+++++++++
ANS: notepad since I really needed to write my friend.
Problem: How does the sentence end?

In the kids' book, the spider puts his web in the cabinet and not the staircase. The 
OPTIONS:
- cabinet is uncomfortable to him.
- staircase is uncomfortable to him.
Answer: staircase is uncomfortable to him.
sentence: Derrick was very attracted to Nick, because  OPTIONS:
- Derrick found Scorpios to be incredibly appealing, both physically and mentally.
- Nick found Scorpios to be incredibly appealing, both physically and mentally.
complete: Derrick found Scorpios to be incredibly appealing, both physically and mentally.
John bought the word processing software but couldn't afford a new operating system because the 
OPTIONS:
- word processing software was too expensive.
- operating system was too expensive.
operating system was too expensive.
Problem: Continue the following story.

William teaches the class that's attended by Lawrence every day, because 
OPTIONS:
- William loves absorbing knowledge.
- Lawrence loves absorbing knowledge.
Here's how I want to continue it:
Lawrence loves absorbing knowledge.