Problem: How does the sentence end?

The children played soccer using a balloon instead of a ball, because the 
OPTIONS:
- balloon seemed boring.
- ball seemed boring.
Answer: ball seemed boring.
sentence: The battery on Samantha's laptop lasts longer than that of Patricia because  OPTIONS:
- Samantha battery is made with older technology.
- Patricia battery is made with older technology.
complete: Patricia battery is made with older technology.
The death of the actor was felt more by Justin than Logan because 
OPTIONS:
- Justin was just an acquaintance.
- Logan was just an acquaintance.
Logan was just an acquaintance.
Input: Continue writing.

She decided to leave coach and make her way to catch a plane so she could get there faster but the 
OPTIONS:
- coach actually got there faster due to delays.
- plane actually got there faster due to delays.

Continued: coach actually got there faster due to delays.
Story needs to be completed:
The countertop was made using plastic instead of wood as the 
OPTIONS:
- plastic was quite unavailable.
- wood was quite unavailable.

My choice:
wood was quite unavailable.
Problem: How does the sentence end?

We were stumped on the crossword, but we could solve the cryptograph with ease; the 
OPTIONS:
- crossword was so simple.
- cryptograph was so simple.
Answer:
cryptograph was so simple.