Problem: How does the sentence end?

My sister preferred the present that I got her last year to the gift this year, because the 
OPTIONS:
- gift was much worse.
- present was much worse.
Answer: gift was much worse.
sentence: Susan wanted to buy new curtains for her home, but she changed her mind and bought new carpets, because the  OPTIONS:
- curtains were very cheap.
- carpets were very cheap.
complete: carpets were very cheap.
Jennifer invited Carrie to a luxury island vacation. When she said no, 
OPTIONS:
- Jennifer felt disappointed.
- Carrie felt disappointed.
Jennifer felt disappointed.
Input: Continue writing.

Christopher has a successful business but Adam has a business that failed as 
OPTIONS:
- Christopher is a lazy worker.
- Adam is a lazy worker.

Continued: Adam is a lazy worker.
Story needs to be completed:
Joseph was happy to read Neil's screenplay, because 
OPTIONS:
- Joseph had fixed a lot of grammar errors in it.
- Neil had fixed a lot of grammar errors in it.

My choice:
Neil had fixed a lot of grammar errors in it.
Problem: How does the sentence end?

Neil poured the entire box of pasta into the steaming pan on the stove until the 
OPTIONS:
- box was empty.
- pan was empty.
Answer:
box was empty.