Problem: How does the sentence end?

Matthew has been on and off of diets for years, but Steven has never needed one because 
OPTIONS:
- Matthew is fat.
- Steven is fat.
Answer: Matthew is fat.
sentence: The chef tried to store the food inside the basket but the  OPTIONS:
- food was too small.
- basket was too small.
complete: basket was too small.
Angela was installing a bathtub for Patricia for 
OPTIONS:
- Angela was the contractor for the new house.
- Patricia was the contractor for the new house.
Angela was the contractor for the new house.
Input: Continue writing.

Carrie had a teenage girl and Jessica had a teenage boy, so 
OPTIONS:
- Carrie bought their kid a lot of makeup on their birthday.
- Jessica bought their kid a lot of makeup on their birthday.

Continued: Carrie bought their kid a lot of makeup on their birthday.
Story needs to be completed:
The sand collected could not be filled into just two buckets because the 
OPTIONS:
- sand is too small.
- bucket is too small.

My choice:
bucket is too small.
Problem: How does the sentence end?

To have better dreams, Rick stopped watching scary movies before bed and started listening to classical songs. The 
OPTIONS:
- songs was less arousing.
- movies was less arousing.
Answer:
songs was less arousing.