Problem: How does the sentence end?

Last Sunday, Rachel fed the horse of Cynthia in Kentucky because 
OPTIONS:
- Rachel was in the area.
- Cynthia was in the area.
Answer: Rachel was in the area.
sentence: I thought the pesticide on my soil would keep the ants away, but it failed to as the  OPTIONS:
- pesticide was strong.
- soil was strong.
complete: soil was strong.
Samantha really enjoyed feeding hungry people, Angela did not therefore 
OPTIONS:
- Samantha decided to become a teacher.
- Angela decided to become a teacher.
Angela decided to become a teacher.
Input: Continue writing.

Tanya wants to grow dahlias in a pot so she asks her friend Katrina if she wants to join her, because 
OPTIONS:
- Tanya doesn't want to do it herself.
- Katrina doesn't want to do it herself.

Continued: Tanya doesn't want to do it herself.
Story needs to be completed:
My mom always preferred the salon to the barber shop because the 
OPTIONS:
- salon gave better cuts.
- shop gave better cuts.

My choice:
salon gave better cuts.
Problem: How does the sentence end?

The waist was hoisted up by a belt instead of a string, since the 
OPTIONS:
- belt was thinner.
- string was thinner.
Answer:
string was thinner.