[Q]: How does the sentence end?

Jason puts in a lot of extra time at work but Adam leaves early very often. 
OPTIONS:
- Jason got a promotion.
- Adam got a promotion.

[A]: Jason got a promotion.
QUES: Continue writing.

Buying a new phone was inexpensive for Betty but not for Patricia because 

OPTIONS:
- Betty was poor.
- Patricia was poor.
+++++++++
ANS: Patricia was poor.
Problem: How does the sentence end?

Dennis really loved the taste of lemon but Leslie did not. 
OPTIONS:
- Dennis ordered a glass of tea.
- Leslie ordered a glass of tea.
Answer: Leslie ordered a glass of tea.
sentence: The scientist used the microscope to study the beetle instead of the butterfly. The  OPTIONS:
- butterfly was too wide to fit on the slide.
- beetle was too wide to fit on the slide.
complete: butterfly was too wide to fit on the slide.
Joel was more tired at the end of the day than Steven although 
OPTIONS:
- Joel had spent the day loading bricks.
- Steven had spent the day loading bricks.
Steven had spent the day loading bricks.
Problem: Continue the following story.

We used polish on the vase but not on the silverware, since we wanted the 
OPTIONS:
- vase to be shiny.
- silverware to be shiny.
Here's how I want to continue it:
vase to be shiny.