Problem: How does the sentence end?

The item could not fit into the bucket that we borrowed because the 
OPTIONS:
- item was too gigantic.
- bucket was too gigantic.
Answer: item was too gigantic.
sentence: Mary wanted to sleep but Betty was ready to party so  OPTIONS:
- Mary stayed at the party..
- Betty stayed at the party..
complete: Betty stayed at the party..
After bath time the kids could play the long board game or read the short book. They chose the 
OPTIONS:
- game because they didn't want to stay up too late.
- book because they didn't want to stay up too late.
book because they didn't want to stay up too late.
Input: Continue writing.

Mary preferred to grill her vegetables in the patio instead of cooking them on the stove in the kitchen because it was too hot inside to use the 
OPTIONS:
- grill .
- stove .

Continued: stove .
Story needs to be completed:
The range of the gun was restricted after the barrel was shortened because the 
OPTIONS:
- range is dependent of it.
- gun is dependent of it.

My choice:
range is dependent of it.
Problem: How does the sentence end?

Ryan took an aspirin when they had a headache but Jason did not because 
OPTIONS:
- Ryan had a high pain threshold.
- Jason had a high pain threshold.
Answer:
Jason had a high pain threshold.