Story needs to be completed:
The vacation was more expensive than the business trip was because the

My choice:
vacation was longer.

Story needs to be completed:
Lawrence sent a detailed resume to Adam because

My choice:
Adam had a job vacancy at their company.

Story needs to be completed:
Robert loved making dresses on a sewing machine and Matthew avoided sewing because

My choice:
Matthew never made clothes before.

Story needs to be completed:
Matthew refused to cut the firewood like Donald asked because

My choice:
Matthew was too busy to do it.