Problem: How does the sentence end?

Victoria asked Amy to make her a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, but
OPTIONS:
- Victoria hated peanut butter.
- Amy hated peanut butter.
Answer: Amy hated peanut butter.

sentence: I decided to go swimming at the pool instead of the beach because the OPTIONS:
- beach was not crowded.
- pool was not crowded.
complete: pool was not crowded.

Cynthia recommended a high protein diet to Elena , even though
OPTIONS:
- Cynthia was more ignorant about nutrition than she was.
- Elena was more ignorant about nutrition than she was.
Cynthia was more ignorant about nutrition than she was.

Input: Continue writing.

John preferred to drink cocktails instead of beer for his alcohol consummation. He thought that the
OPTIONS:
- beer was cheap and tasted bad.
- cocktail was cheap and tasted bad.

Continued: beer was cheap and tasted bad.

Story needs to be completed:
Brian helped Benjamin remove the bee hive from the yard.
OPTIONS:
- Brian was a good help.
- Benjamin was a good help.

My choice:
Brian was a good help.

Problem: How does the sentence end?

The steak needed a hearty pinch of salt after it was cooked because the
OPTIONS:
- steak tasted bland.
- salt tasted bland.
Answer:
steak tasted bland.