[Q]: How does the sentence end?

Ned paid more to travel by train than by plane because the 
OPTIONS:
- plane trip was dull.
- train trip was dull.

[A]: plane trip was dull.


[Q]: How does the sentence end?

Sam could reach the apple but not the orange because the 
OPTIONS:
- apple was very near to him.
- orange was very near to him.

[A]: apple was very near to him.


[Q]: How does the sentence end?

Fred started using the microwave to bake potatoes instead of the oven, because it took more time in the 
OPTIONS:
- microwave .
- oven .

[A]:
oven .