Story needs to be completed:
When her dog got lost, Maria but up posters at the playground but not the pool because many people go to the 
OPTIONS:
- playground these days.
- pool these days.

My choice:
playground these days.
Problem: Continue the following story.

Mary had a worse tennis stroke than Betty because 
OPTIONS:
- Mary spent more time playing the sport.
- Betty spent more time playing the sport.
Here's how I want to continue it: Betty spent more time playing the sport.
Problem: The blade was not working in stripping the varnish off the table because the 
OPTIONS:
- blade is too thin.
- varnish is too thin.

My choice: blade is too thin.
[Q]: How does the sentence end?

Mary's new wedding ring would not fit on her ring finger, the 
OPTIONS:
- ring was too narrow.
- finger was too narrow.

[A]: ring was too narrow.
QUES: Continue writing.

The thief was not able to raise the cash bond because the 

OPTIONS:
- thief was too high.
- bond was too high.
+++++++++
ANS: bond was too high.
QUES: Continue writing.

Alex decided to have a wedding party in the middle of the mountain instead of hotel, because the party at the 

OPTIONS:
- mountain seems banal.
- hotel seems banal.
+++++++++
ANS:
hotel seems banal.