In this task, you are given a question containing a blank (_) and two options. You should pick the best option to answer the question. Please answer with "A" or "B".

No matter how hard she squeezed, the shampoo would not come out of the bottle because the _ was empty. (A) shampoo (B) bottle
B

Justin is less social than Eric, and as a result _ has more friends to turn to. (A) Justin (B) Eric
B

He was able to make cookies, but couldn't make pies, because the _ required ingredients he didn't have. (A) pies (B) cookies

A