Story needs to be completed:
Felicia showed Jennifer a trick in how to soften a paintbrush.  
OPTIONS:
- Felicia was smart.
- Jennifer was smart.

My choice:
Felicia was smart.
Problem: Continue the following story.

I used the shampoo less than the herbal oil because the 
OPTIONS:
- shampoo left my scalp feeling dry.
- oil left my scalp feeling dry.
Here's how I want to continue it: shampoo left my scalp feeling dry.
Problem: Patricia had a hard time ending their affair unlike Lindsey because 
OPTIONS:
- Patricia put little emotion into it.
- Lindsey put little emotion into it.

My choice: Lindsey put little emotion into it.
[Q]: How does the sentence end?

The wind tried its best to knock over the tree during the last hurricane, but the 
OPTIONS:
- tree was too strong.
- wind was too strong.

[A]: tree was too strong.
QUES: Continue writing.

Adam made more mistakes than Michael while filling out the paperwork, because 

OPTIONS:
- Adam was careful.
- Michael was careful.
+++++++++
ANS: Michael was careful.
QUES: Continue writing.

Acting in the play came more easily for Laura but not Carrie because 

OPTIONS:
- Laura could imitate a Southern accent wrongly.
- Carrie could imitate a Southern accent wrongly.
+++++++++
ANS:
Carrie could imitate a Southern accent wrongly.