Problem: How does the sentence end?

I avoided the live wire but not the fence it ran along because the 
OPTIONS:
- wire was dangerous to touch.
- fence was dangerous to touch.
Answer: wire was dangerous to touch.
sentence: Tanya was stuck in traffic but Maria was not because  OPTIONS:
- Tanya didn't check road conditions before leaving home.
- Maria didn't check road conditions before leaving home.
complete: Tanya didn't check road conditions before leaving home.
Benjamin has a harder time than Leslie making important decisions at college because 
OPTIONS:
- Benjamin has a parent to turn to.
- Leslie has a parent to turn to.
Leslie has a parent to turn to.
Input: Continue writing.

John cannot hear the man voice because of the radio beside him. The 
OPTIONS:
- radio is close.
- voice is close.

Continued: radio is close.
Story needs to be completed:
The food had been prepared since yesterday, hence James preferred to eat just the fruit because the 
OPTIONS:
- food is stale.
- fruit is stale.

My choice:
food is stale.
Problem: How does the sentence end?

The repairman wanted to fix the engines by using a new oil pan and water pump, but the 
OPTIONS:
- pan lacked oil.
- pump lacked oil.
Answer:
pan lacked oil.