Problem: How does the sentence end?

My wife wants to put in cedar cabinets and I want to use oak, but I gave in and installed the
OPTIONS:
- cedar cabinets.
- oak cabinets.
Answer: cedar cabinets.

sentence: The thief was able to sneak into the house and gain the possession of the wallet and not the smartphone because the OPTIONS:
- wallet was too far.
- smartphone was too far.
complete: smartphone was too far.

The skills of Cynthia were not as good as Elena, because
OPTIONS:
- Cynthia had a lot less training.
- Elena had a lot less training.
Cynthia had a lot less training.

Input: Continue writing.

Ada led the sweaty horse from the barn to the meadow, because the
OPTIONS:
- barn was warm.
- meadow was warm.

Continued: barn was warm.

Story needs to be completed:
Donald ran the mile very quickly unlike Christopher because
OPTIONS:
- Donald thought that exercise was a joke.
- Christopher thought that exercise was a joke.

My choice:
Christopher thought that exercise was a joke.

Problem: How does the sentence end?

Jeremy wanted a unique piece of art for his home and got the statue but not the painting because the
OPTIONS:
- statue was lame.
- painting was lame.
Answer:
painting was lame.