Problem: How does the sentence end?

He rode the bicycle up the hill but gave up when he got to the road, as the 
OPTIONS:
- hill was just much easier to ride on.
- road was just much easier to ride on.
Answer: hill was just much easier to ride on.
sentence: He decided to use a fork instead of a spoon with the bowl of food, because the  OPTIONS:
- spoon was dirty.
- fork was dirty.
complete: spoon was dirty.
Michael always wanted to go on a cruise and Adam wanted to help pick the right cruise because 
OPTIONS:
- Michael had never been on a cruise.
- Adam had never been on a cruise.
Michael had never been on a cruise.
Input: Continue writing.

Leslie was always trying to improve Kenneth against their will, so 
OPTIONS:
- Leslie was annoyed with their interference.
- Kenneth was annoyed with their interference.

Continued: Kenneth was annoyed with their interference.
Story needs to be completed:
The barber used the strap to sharpen the razors but not the scissors, since the 
OPTIONS:
- razors worked better after sharpening.
- scissors worked better after sharpening.

My choice:
razors worked better after sharpening.
Problem: How does the sentence end?

James found out the hammer cannot break the ball after hitting it several time. The 
OPTIONS:
- ball is strong.
- hammer is strong.
Answer:
ball is strong.