Story needs to be completed:
Frying the pickles was a lot more complex for Mike than the onion rings, so the 
OPTIONS:
- pickles were annoying him.
- onion rings were annoying him.

My choice:
pickles were annoying him.
Problem: Continue the following story.

Of all the types of wood Julian preferred oak the most and disliked maple because the 
OPTIONS:
- oak was more useful.
- maple was more useful.
Here's how I want to continue it: oak was more useful.
Problem: Matthew offered to help write a fitness plan for Christopher because 
OPTIONS:
- Matthew was a personal trainer.
- Christopher was a personal trainer.

My choice: Matthew was a personal trainer.
[Q]: How does the sentence end?

The glue Monica used for her project didn't work well, so Erin bought her rubber cement. 
OPTIONS:
- Monica was able to complete it in time.
- Erin was able to complete it in time.

[A]: Monica was able to complete it in time.
QUES: Continue writing.

The parent of Neil looked sternly at Donald because 

OPTIONS:
- Neil had seen the child nearly get run over in the street.
- Donald had seen the child nearly get run over in the street.
+++++++++
ANS: Neil had seen the child nearly get run over in the street.
QUES: Continue writing.

The publisher replaced his carpet floor with stained concrete over the winter months, the 

OPTIONS:
- carpet was old.
- concrete was old.
+++++++++
ANS:
carpet was old.