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.

[EX Q]: The man could not jump over the wall, but easily hopped over the fence, because the _ was shorter.
[EX A]: fence

[EX Q]: John tried to listen to the radio during the concert, but he couldn't hear the radio because the _ was too loud.
[EX A]: concert

[EX Q]: The newts overran the office, but were kept out of the house, as the _ was prone to infestations.
[EX A]:
office