Story needs to be completed:
Laura's loaf of bread didn't rise as well as Cynthia's loaf, because 

My choice:
Cynthia remembered to feed their dough starter.


Story needs to be completed:
Jason's beautiful gardenias beat out Christopher's at the state fair, because 

My choice:
Christopher had applied insufficient fertilizer to their garden.


Story needs to be completed:
I was able to see the the present but not the future, because seeing the 

My choice:
present is possible.


Story needs to be completed:
Wanting a new experience, the man took his date to the garden instead of the theater because they had never been to the 

My choice:
garden before.