Problem: How does the sentence end?

I had more fear when I walked through the forest than down the street because it was darker in the
OPTIONS:
- forest .
- street .
Answer: forest .

sentence: Hunter's apartment was up for rent but Joel's parakeet was a deal-breaker. OPTIONS:
- Hunter was looking for a place to live.
- Joel was looking for a place to live.
complete: Joel was looking for a place to live.

Since Cynthia was a morning person while Lindsey was a night person,
OPTIONS:
- Cynthia tended to wake up very late on weekends.
- Lindsey tended to wake up very late on weekends.
Lindsey tended to wake up very late on weekends.

Input: Continue writing.

James could not finish reading the book on his trip to the beach. The
OPTIONS:
- trip is short.
- book is short.

Continued: trip is short.

Story needs to be completed:
The surface of the table was smooth compared to the bench, because the
OPTIONS:
- bench had been neglected.
- table had been neglected.

My choice:
bench had been neglected.

Problem: How does the sentence end?

I would like to learn to ride a bicycle rather than a unicycle. To learn to ride the
OPTIONS:
- unicycle is easy.
- bicycle is easy.
Answer:
bicycle is easy.