Problem: As Maria was approaching Elena, she slowed and picked her steps carefully, as 
OPTIONS:
- Maria was always easy to surprise.
- Elena was always easy to surprise.

My choice: Elena was always easy to surprise.
[Q]: How does the sentence end?

Dennis loved to paint but William preferred crayons since they left no mess, so 
OPTIONS:
- Dennis bought only paint.
- William bought only paint.

[A]: Dennis bought only paint.
QUES: Continue writing.

Matthew drinks five days a week while William sticks to just one because 

OPTIONS:
- Matthew likes to party less.
- William likes to party less.
+++++++++
ANS: William likes to party less.
Problem: How does the sentence end?

Derrick asked Lawrence to pass the salt since 
OPTIONS:
- Derrick thought the food was seasoned enough.
- Lawrence thought the food was seasoned enough.
Answer: Lawrence thought the food was seasoned enough.
sentence: More people turned out for the event held by Betty but not Maria because  OPTIONS:
- Betty really knew how to promote the concert.
- Maria really knew how to promote the concert.
complete: Betty really knew how to promote the concert.
Input: Continue writing.

She preferred playing the castanets over regular drums because the 
OPTIONS:
- castanets didn't allow her to dance around.
- drums didn't allow her to dance around.

Continued:
drums didn't allow her to dance around.