[Q]: How does the sentence end?

Sarah always wiped down their kitchen counter after every meal but Betty let them go. 
OPTIONS:
- Sarah always had problems with ants in the kitchen.
- Betty always had problems with ants in the kitchen.

[A]: Betty always had problems with ants in the kitchen.
QUES: Continue writing.

The pizza was warmer than the hot dog because the 

OPTIONS:
- pizza was in the oven for a shorter amount of time.
- hot dog was in the oven for a shorter amount of time.
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ANS: hot dog was in the oven for a shorter amount of time.
Problem: How does the sentence end?

The products that my mom gave me wouldn't fit in the drawers, because the 
OPTIONS:
- products were too short.
- drawers were too short.
Answer: drawers were too short.
sentence: The gardener wanted to store the flowers in the pots but the  OPTIONS:
- flowers were too large.
- pots were too large.
complete: flowers were too large.
Nelson was prepared for the snow storm but Steven was not, so 
OPTIONS:
- Nelson had lots of extra food and water.
- Steven had lots of extra food and water.
Nelson had lots of extra food and water.
Problem: Continue the following story.

The performer was designing the show vividly and wanted to add colorful balloons but not lights because the 
OPTIONS:
- balloons were overused.
- lights were overused.
Here's how I want to continue it:
lights were overused.