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:
The girl was late to class in school and had to take the bus but the _ was early.
answer:
bus


question:
No one wants to go to the village again and we decided to be meeting at the store. The _ is close.
answer:
store


question:
We used polish on the vase but not on the silverware, since we wanted the _ to be dull.
answer:

silverware