There was only a little fuel left in the tank, so to travel a far distance was out of the question, since the 
OPTIONS:
- fuel was too little.
- distance was too little.
fuel was too little.

Nelson asked Joel for help getting ready for an interview so that 
OPTIONS:
- Nelson could give pointers.
- Joel could give pointers.
Joel could give pointers.

The girl sounded worse when she sang slow songs than fast ones. Her voice went better with 
OPTIONS:
- slow ones.
- fast ones.
fast ones.