Problem: How does the sentence end?

Joseph asked Lawrence if honeysuckle tasted good or bad, because 
OPTIONS:
- Joseph had never tried it.
- Lawrence had never tried it.
Answer: Joseph had never tried it.
sentence: Mary loved the high slide during playtime but Samantha did not because  OPTIONS:
- Mary liked being high off the ground.
- Samantha liked being high off the ground.
complete: Mary liked being high off the ground.
I really don't like the new icons compared to the old designs, because the 
OPTIONS:
- icons are great.
- designs are great.
designs are great.
Input: Continue writing.

Since Victoria had to make a model of the solar system and Lindsey was a scientist, 
OPTIONS:
- Victoria gave help to make it.
- Lindsey gave help to make it.

Continued: Lindsey gave help to make it.
Story needs to be completed:
Jeff decided to see a credit counselor about his house note, but not about his car note since he owed more on the 
OPTIONS:
- house .
- car .

My choice:
house .
Problem: How does the sentence end?

The bassoons were horrendous so the horns had to carry the symphony.  The 
OPTIONS:
- bassoons were devoted to practice.
- horns were devoted to practice.
Answer:
horns were devoted to practice.