[Q]: How does the sentence end?

The plants responded well to adding coffee to the soil, but didn't seem to like the fertilizer. So, the 
OPTIONS:
- coffee is a secret ingredient.
- fertilizer is a secret ingredient.

[A]: coffee is a secret ingredient.
QUES: Continue writing.

The cook poured the honey from the jar into the saucepan until the 

OPTIONS:
- saucepan was nearly empty.
- jar was nearly empty.
+++++++++
ANS: jar was nearly empty.
Problem: How does the sentence end?

It was very late so Nick told Craig to go to bed,   he had to obey because 
OPTIONS:
- Nick was older.
- Craig was older.
Answer: Nick was older.
sentence: The barn was devastated by the flood but the house remained unharmed, since the  OPTIONS:
- barn was on lower ground.
- house was on lower ground.
complete: barn was on lower ground.
Rachel helped install the kitchen faucet while Victoria picked out the wall art, 
OPTIONS:
- Rachel was good at design.
- Victoria was good at design.
Victoria was good at design.
Problem: Continue the following story.

Maria wanted to customize her old home with new paint and wood, but the 
OPTIONS:
- paint was filled with termites.
- wood was filled with termites.
Here's how I want to continue it:
wood was filled with termites.