[Q]: How does the sentence end?

Traffic was heavy in the evening but had lessened by morning, as the 
OPTIONS:
- evening is when lots of cars exited the highway.
- morning is when lots of cars exited the highway.

[A]: morning is when lots of cars exited the highway.
QUES: Continue writing.

He threw the stones at the intruder to deter him from advancing past the gates. The 

OPTIONS:
- gates were insufficient deterrents.
- stones were insufficient deterrents.
+++++++++
ANS: gates were insufficient deterrents.
Problem: How does the sentence end?

Jennifer didn't know they were sleeping with a married man when they were with Samantha, because 
OPTIONS:
- Jennifer had told them lies.
- Samantha had told them lies.
Answer: Samantha had told them lies.
sentence: The apple would rot in the kitchen but stayed fresh in the basement, as the  OPTIONS:
- kitchen managed to preserve it.
- basement managed to preserve it.
complete: basement managed to preserve it.
Megan loved animals but Jennifer did not, so only 
OPTIONS:
- Megan would smile when she saw the puppy.
- Jennifer would smile when she saw the puppy.
Megan would smile when she saw the puppy.
Problem: Continue the following story.

Drug abuse was a problem in Lawrence's past, but Joseph has always been clean. 
OPTIONS:
- Lawrence is an addict.
- Joseph is an addict.
Here's how I want to continue it:
Lawrence is an addict.