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".

The fire spread quickly before people rushed over with water, but the _ was too strong. (A) fire (B) water
A

The college decided to stop the chemistry program but continue engineering, because the _ program was expensive to develop. (A) chemistry (B) engineering
A

Baking bread was always a favorite of Randy's compared to Hunter, so _ was disinterested in being a baker. (A) Randy (B) Hunter
B