[Q]: How does the sentence end?

We decided to go to the diner rather than the restaurant on our date because the 
OPTIONS:
- diner was farther away.
- restaurant was farther away.

[A]: restaurant was farther away.
QUES: Continue writing.

Jeffrey was the receptionist for the company while Derrick was the data clerk because 

OPTIONS:
- Jeffrey liked to work with people.
- Derrick liked to work with people.
+++++++++
ANS: Jeffrey liked to work with people.
Problem: How does the sentence end?

Samuel can not predict the future but Matthew is able to because 
OPTIONS:
- Samuel appears to have extrasensory perception.
- Matthew appears to have extrasensory perception.
Answer: Matthew appears to have extrasensory perception.
sentence: The website displayed fonts that were really tiny. As a result, Tim read a book to extract the information. The  OPTIONS:
- website was illegible.
- book was illegible.
complete: website was illegible.
Christopher drank more coffee than Kyle, so 
OPTIONS:
- Christopher was more alert at work  in the mornings.
- Kyle was more alert at work  in the mornings.
Christopher was more alert at work  in the mornings.
Problem: Continue the following story.

He found it was easier to dig around the plant with a shovel than scraping away the dirt with a knife. The 
OPTIONS:
- shovel was damaging the plant.
- knife was damaging the plant.
Here's how I want to continue it:
knife was damaging the plant.