Problem: How does the sentence end?

It was very hard for Ian but not Derrick to plan a funeral because 
OPTIONS:
- Ian had no deaths in the family.
- Derrick had no deaths in the family.
Answer: Derrick had no deaths in the family.
sentence: Jim has no problem writing letters to people, but he hates writing essays because the topic of the  OPTIONS:
- letters are more distant to him.
- essays are more distant to him.
complete: essays are more distant to him.
Spring was a miserable time for Nelson but not for Steven because 
OPTIONS:
- Nelson had awful allergies.
- Steven had awful allergies.
Nelson had awful allergies.
Input: Continue writing.

We prevented the others from swimming in the bath rather than the pool since the 
OPTIONS:
- bath was clean.
- pool was clean.

Continued: pool was clean.
Story needs to be completed:
John squeezed the sweat out of his cloth while standing on the pavement and now the 
OPTIONS:
- cloth is dry.
- pavement is dry.

My choice:
cloth is dry.
Problem: How does the sentence end?

Lawrence was happy about the internship at the company of Robert when 
OPTIONS:
- Lawrence gave praise.
- Robert gave praise.
Answer:
Robert gave praise.