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.

At the local bakery, the cupcakes were moist but the muffins were dry. The _ were old.
muffins

She didn't mind the music or the talking, but the _ had gotten a bit quieter.
talking

James cooled down his skin under a running water after he got burnt by the tea because the _ is cold.

water