Problem: How does the sentence end?

The guesthouse that they lived at in Thailand was a lot nicer than the hotel in Cambodia, because the 
OPTIONS:
- guesthouse was boring.
- hotel was boring.
Answer: hotel was boring.
sentence: Carlos wanted to update his computer accessories and decided to get headphones first instead of a microphone because the  OPTIONS:
- headphones would be used more often.
- microphone would be used more often.
complete: headphones would be used more often.
Zelda could throw the javelin further than the shot put, because the 
OPTIONS:
- javelin was much heavier.
- shot put was much heavier.
shot put was much heavier.
Input: Continue writing.

Christopher aced the exam, but Matthew failed it. The parents gave 
OPTIONS:
- Christopher a disappointed look.
- Matthew a disappointed look.

Continued: Matthew a disappointed look.
Story needs to be completed:
Maggie likes reading the newspaper instead of the encyclopedia because the 
OPTIONS:
- newspaper was longer to read.
- encyclopedia was longer to read.

My choice:
encyclopedia was longer to read.
Problem: How does the sentence end?

The people wanted answers from the owner, rather than the public relations specialist because the 
OPTIONS:
- owner had no responsibility in the business.
- specialist had no responsibility in the business.
Answer:
specialist had no responsibility in the business.