[Q]: How does the sentence end?

My sister hated the new programs, but loved the old systems because the 

[A]: programs were horrible.


[Q]: How does the sentence end?

Leslie was a worse soccer player than Kyle because 

[A]: Leslie was the slowest runner on the team.


[Q]: How does the sentence end?

The brother shared his toys, though kept his books to himself, because the 

[A]:
books were the most important thing to him.