instruction:
You need to answer a given question containing a blank (_). Your answer must be one of the two objects mentioned in the question, for example "trophy" and "suitcase". Your answer must not contain a word that is not present in the question. Please don't use articles (e.g., the, a) before the answer.
question:
At the local bakery, the cupcakes were moist but the muffins were dry. The _ were old.
answer:
muffins


question:
The lecture failed to present a good argument, but the essay did, as the _ was unclear in its meaning.
answer:
lecture


question:
It was too late to save the car from the fire, so we focused on the truck.  The _ was engulfed in the flames by then.
answer:

car