Story needs to be completed:
The boots weren't doing their job, so I swapped them out for knickers as the 
OPTIONS:
- boots were torn.
- knickers were torn.

My choice:
boots were torn.
Problem: Continue the following story.

The man wanted to pay the guide with counterfeit money but the 
OPTIONS:
- guide was too smart.
- money was too smart.
Here's how I want to continue it: guide was too smart.
Problem: Mary sat still while Victoria listened to her chest. The diagnosis was dengue fever, which surprised 
OPTIONS:
- Mary as she was a homebody.
- Victoria as she was a homebody.

My choice: Mary as she was a homebody.
[Q]: How does the sentence end?

In an effort to solve his dry skin issue, he asked the doctor a topical steroid.  The doctor gave the 
OPTIONS:
- dry skin a diagnosis.
- topical steroid a diagnosis.

[A]: dry skin a diagnosis.
QUES: Continue writing.

John could not find a good spot to place the chair on the lawn without falling, hence he returned it to the pavement because the 

OPTIONS:
- lawn is even.
- pavement is even.
+++++++++
ANS: pavement is even.
QUES: Continue writing.

The couple submitted a joint application for their car and house. However, the 

OPTIONS:
- house was the center of their divorce argument due to the lower costs.
- car was the center of their divorce argument due to the lower costs.
+++++++++
ANS:
car was the center of their divorce argument due to the lower costs.