[Q]: How does the sentence end?

The article could not fit on the sheet of paper that was given to him because the 

[A]: paper was too short.


[Q]: How does the sentence end?

Stewart preferred taking a bus over a cab because the 

[A]: cab was far more expensive.


[Q]: How does the sentence end?

The condition of Maria was a lot worse than Jessica because 

[A]:
Maria had an incurable disease.