[Q]: How does the sentence end?

Lauren was surprised to hear that meat was healthier to eat than yogurt because the 
OPTIONS:
- yogurt contains a higher percentage of fat.
- meat contains a higher percentage of fat.

[A]: yogurt contains a higher percentage of fat.
QUES: Continue writing.

Gabe wanted to bark tan his leather jacket for winter, so he bought the bark and ground it up into a powder. The 

OPTIONS:
- bark was fine and grainy.
- powder was fine and grainy.
+++++++++
ANS: powder was fine and grainy.
Problem: How does the sentence end?

The man had bad credit, for between debts and savings, he had far more of the 
OPTIONS:
- savings .
- debts .
Answer: debts .
sentence: The grease stain on the table could not be removed by the soap and water. The  OPTIONS:
- soap is tough.
- stain is tough.
complete: stain is tough.
Lexi used her paychecks to get her medications, but the 
OPTIONS:
- paychecks were usually terribly costly.
- medications were usually terribly costly.
medications were usually terribly costly.
Problem: Continue the following story.

They were lighting the sticks with matches, but preferred the lighters, so the 
OPTIONS:
- lighters were quickly utilized.
- matches were quickly utilized.
Here's how I want to continue it:
lighters were quickly utilized.