Problem: How does the sentence end?

When Christopher started to laugh at Joel after he fell, Mother told 
OPTIONS:
- Christopher should apologize.
- Joel should apologize.
Answer: Christopher should apologize.
sentence: James enjoy listening to the Parrot's song, so he reduced the volume of the television because the  OPTIONS:
- television is low.
- song is low.
complete: song is low.
Kenneth tries to always think positive compared to Michael because 
OPTIONS:
- Kenneth is a very pessimistic person.
- Michael is a very pessimistic person.
Michael is a very pessimistic person.
Input: Continue writing.

Kelly's new purple yoga mat would not fit in her old backpack, the 
OPTIONS:
- backpack was too wide.
- mat was too wide.

Continued: mat was too wide.
Story needs to be completed:
Chess is bad for the body but great for the brain, as thinking is useless for the 
OPTIONS:
- body to develop.
- brain to develop.

My choice:
body to develop.
Problem: How does the sentence end?

The sushi rotted on the counter unless it was put in the cooler, as the 
OPTIONS:
- counter protected it from contamination.
- cooler protected it from contamination.
Answer:
cooler protected it from contamination.