TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: Shooting deaths were frequent in the town, but not in the village, as firearms were prevalent in the _ .

SOLUTION: town

PROBLEM: The general's strategy was to take the town instead of taking the fort, as the _ was an asset in the battle.

SOLUTION: town

PROBLEM: The long stems of the roses would not fit in the vase because the _ were too long.

SOLUTION:
stems