Story needs to be completed:
Brian helped prepare the taxes for Ryan. 
OPTIONS:
- Brian was not good enough to do it on his own.
- Ryan was not good enough to do it on his own.

My choice:
Ryan was not good enough to do it on his own.
Problem: Continue the following story.

The chairs would not fit up the steps to the house because the 
OPTIONS:
- steps were too wide.
- chairs were too wide.
Here's how I want to continue it: chairs were too wide.
Problem: Elena owned their own business,but Victoria was unemployed, so 
OPTIONS:
- Elena went to work every weekday.
- Victoria went to work every weekday.

My choice: Elena went to work every weekday.
[Q]: How does the sentence end?

Ian fed fish to his arowanas, much to the horror of Nelson because 
OPTIONS:
- Ian used a knife.
- Nelson used a knife.

[A]: Ian used a knife.
QUES: Continue writing.

Adam tactfully told Justin that 

OPTIONS:
- Adam sweater had shrunk and was full of dryer lint and cat hair.
- Justin sweater had shrunk and was full of dryer lint and cat hair.
+++++++++
ANS: Justin sweater had shrunk and was full of dryer lint and cat hair.
QUES: Continue writing.

The town was demolished by the mudslide, though the station was still intact, since the 

OPTIONS:
- town was so vulnerable.
- station was so vulnerable.
+++++++++
ANS:
town was so vulnerable.