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: The price of soda was increasing at the store but going down at the market, since the _ had a shortage.

Answer: store


Question: He kicked the ball towards the hoop, but he missed it, because the _ stopped.

Answer: ball


Question: I turned in my application, but it wasn't accepted for the job because the _ was not skillful enough.

Answer:
application