[Q]: How does the sentence end?

My cousin did not like his phone as much as his tablet, because the 
OPTIONS:
- phone had a smaller screen.
- tablet had a smaller screen.

[A]: phone had a smaller screen.
QUES: Continue writing.

A nervous Monica looked up at Mary near the top of the ladder , as 

OPTIONS:
- Monica ascended it.
- Mary ascended it.
+++++++++
ANS: Mary ascended it.
Problem: How does the sentence end?

I ate a lot less vegetables than I ate fruits, because the 
OPTIONS:
- vegetables were fresh.
- fruits were fresh.
Answer: fruits were fresh.
sentence: Andrew was trying to brush the matted hair on his dog but wasn't having much luck because the  OPTIONS:
- brush was too weak.
- matted hair was too weak.
complete: brush was too weak.
Megan gave Rachel the new red nail polish because 
OPTIONS:
- Megan didn't have that particular color.
- Rachel didn't have that particular color.
Rachel didn't have that particular color.
Problem: Continue the following story.

Derrick panics a lot more than Eric because 
OPTIONS:
- Derrick had a lot of horrible things happen in his life.
- Eric had a lot of horrible things happen in his life.
Here's how I want to continue it:
Derrick had a lot of horrible things happen in his life.