Problem: Continue the following story.

The scraper was thrown out in lieu of a collector as the 
OPTIONS:
- scraper was a charm to keep up.
- collector was a charm to keep up.
Here's how I want to continue it: collector was a charm to keep up.

Problem: Continue the following story.

The bus arrival was premature, so we had to take the later train.  Looks like the 
OPTIONS:
- bus was running late that day.
- train was running late that day.
Here's how I want to continue it: train was running late that day.

Problem: Continue the following story.

He poured the orange juice from the bottle to the cup for breakfast, so the 
OPTIONS:
- bottle had more in it.
- cup had more in it.
Here's how I want to continue it:
cup had more in it.