Problem: Continue the following story.

Mary took the ship instead of the plane for her vacation because the 
OPTIONS:
- ship was too expensive.
- plane was too expensive.
Here's how I want to continue it: plane was too expensive.

Problem: Continue the following story.

Grace chose curtains for her window and removed the blinds, because the 
OPTIONS:
- curtains looked ugly.
- blinds looked ugly.
Here's how I want to continue it: blinds looked ugly.

Problem: Continue the following story.

The gardener used new pest sprays on the mites, but the 
OPTIONS:
- mites were still too strong.
- sprays were still too strong.
Here's how I want to continue it:
mites were still too strong.