[Q]: How does the sentence end?

William always spent hours online at home as Donald spent time with books. 
OPTIONS:
- William was old-fashioned.
- Donald was old-fashioned.

[A]: Donald was old-fashioned.
QUES: Continue writing.

The chef accidentally put salt on the creme brulee and sugar in the bread, which meant the 

OPTIONS:
- creme brulee was sweet.
- bread was sweet.
+++++++++
ANS: bread was sweet.
Problem: How does the sentence end?

He had an incoming call during the meeting that he answered because the 
OPTIONS:
- meeting was more important.
- call was more important.
Answer: call was more important.
sentence: Steven made sure to eat dinner, but Derrick didn't have time, so as a result  OPTIONS:
- Steven didn't get drunk at the party.
- Derrick didn't get drunk at the party.
complete: Derrick didn't get drunk at the party.
After losing a large contract, Angela successfully laid the blame onto Jessica, causing 
OPTIONS:
- Angela to feel relieved.
- Jessica to feel relieved.
Angela to feel relieved.
Problem: Continue the following story.

The tricks that he used in the game were better than the tips I had received, because the 
OPTIONS:
- tricks were shortcuts.
- tips were shortcuts.
Here's how I want to continue it:
tricks were shortcuts.