Problem: How does the sentence end?

Joan needed to remove the hair dye from her hair so she bought a lotion but the 
OPTIONS:
- lotion was too weak.
- dye was too weak.
Answer: lotion was too weak.
sentence: Wanting to look femine, the woman replaced the studs in her ears with earrings, because the  OPTIONS:
- studs were very clunky.
- earrings were very clunky.
complete: studs were very clunky.
The greeting was not heard at the corporate conference because the 
OPTIONS:
- greeting was too quiet.
- conference was too quiet.
greeting was too quiet.
Input: Continue writing.

The phrases that he learned were to long to put on the pages, because the 
OPTIONS:
- phrases were too narrow.
- pages were too narrow.

Continued: pages were too narrow.
Story needs to be completed:
Jason asked Benjamin to stir the boiling noodles because 
OPTIONS:
- Jason was closer to the pot.
- Benjamin was closer to the pot.

My choice:
Benjamin was closer to the pot.
Problem: How does the sentence end?

Nick showed Michael the one armed push up that he had been practicing.  
OPTIONS:
- Nick was amazed.
- Michael was amazed.
Answer:
Michael was amazed.