[Q]: How does the sentence end?

Mary put the unused furniture in the den before decorating the dining room, because the

[A]: dining room would be seen during the party.

[Q]: How does the sentence end?

John bought the word processing software but couldn't afford a new operating system because the

[A]: word processing software was inexpensive.

[Q]: How does the sentence end?

Cynthia was really smart with their money management but Victoria wasn't, so

[A]:
Victoria expected to have a small retirement fund.