[Q]: How does the sentence end?

Kenneth paid more for their tattoo than Lawrence because the one on 
OPTIONS:
- Kenneth was more plain.
- Lawrence was more plain.

[A]: Lawrence was more plain.
QUES: Continue writing.

It took weeks to transverse the prairie but the mountain took mere days, since the 

OPTIONS:
- prairie was easy terrain.
- mountain was easy terrain.
+++++++++
ANS: mountain was easy terrain.
Problem: How does the sentence end?

Matthew was a great swimmer while Benjamin was not since 
OPTIONS:
- Matthew had owned a pool all of their life.
- Benjamin had owned a pool all of their life.
Answer: Matthew had owned a pool all of their life.
sentence: It was raining hard and the hat got soaked. The color began to blend together. His mom said the  OPTIONS:
- hat was ugly anyway and it had too many hats.
- color was ugly anyway and it had too many hats.
complete: color was ugly anyway and it had too many hats.
Will was hungry so he ate the berries instead of the apples, because the 
OPTIONS:
- apples tasted terrible.
- berries tasted terrible.
apples tasted terrible.
Problem: Continue the following story.

The chef spent more time replenishing the carrots than the oranges, because the 
OPTIONS:
- carrots were in the popular dish.
- oranges were in the popular dish.
Here's how I want to continue it:
carrots were in the popular dish.