[Q]: How does the sentence end?

In order to dehydrate his body for surgery, he stopped the foods and drinks. After the surgery he wanted the

[A]: drinks because he was thirsty.

[Q]: How does the sentence end?

It took much bigger effort for Michael to cut a pumpkin than an eggplant, because the

[A]: pumpkin is hard.

[Q]: How does the sentence end?

The person speaking had to replace to microphone and not the amplifier because the

[A]:
microphone was broken.