[Q]: How does the sentence end?

We sold our tickets to the opera so we could go the symphony, as we heard the 
OPTIONS:
- opera was fantastic.
- symphony was fantastic.

[A]: symphony was fantastic.
QUES: Continue writing.

She bought the dress but not the shoes because the 

OPTIONS:
- shoes fit within her budget.
- dress fit within her budget.
+++++++++
ANS: dress fit within her budget.
Problem: How does the sentence end?

Patricia couldn't find Laura to help her do the bustle in her wedding dress, so 
OPTIONS:
- Patricia decided to try alone.
- Laura decided to try alone.
Answer: Patricia decided to try alone.
sentence: Tanya has a lot of negative emotions, Amy is very happy therefore  OPTIONS:
- Tanya is more mentally healthy.
- Amy is more mentally healthy.
complete: Amy is more mentally healthy.
The woman has 1 jar of nuts and 10 jars of beans in her pantry because the 
OPTIONS:
- nuts were plentiful.
- beans were plentiful.
beans were plentiful.
Problem: Continue the following story.

It was Adam that pushed Steven to apply themselves to compete because 
OPTIONS:
- Adam didn't believe they could.
- Steven didn't believe they could.
Here's how I want to continue it:
Steven didn't believe they could.