[Q]: How does the sentence end?

James decided to dye his black hair bright red, but it didn't quite take, because the 
OPTIONS:
- dye was too weak.
- hair was too weak.

[A]: dye was too weak.
QUES: Continue writing.

Joseph likes a potato with their steak but Donald prefers rice so 

OPTIONS:
- Joseph ordered a baked potato with their meal.
- Donald ordered a baked potato with their meal.
+++++++++
ANS: Joseph ordered a baked potato with their meal.
Problem: How does the sentence end?

The project that I took on this year was better than my job last year, because the 
OPTIONS:
- project was harder.
- job was harder.
Answer: job was harder.
sentence: The car gained on the rocket rather quickly as the the  OPTIONS:
- car had low-grade fuel.
- rocket had low-grade fuel.
complete: rocket had low-grade fuel.
My business meeting started at 9:00 and I needed to be home at 10:00 for an appointment, so there wasn't much time. The 
OPTIONS:
- meeting was short, so it worked out.
- appointment was short, so it worked out.
meeting was short, so it worked out.
Problem: Continue the following story.

Amy asked Christine to take care of her children for the day, because 
OPTIONS:
- Amy was busy with work.
- Christine was busy with work.
Here's how I want to continue it:
Amy was busy with work.