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.

[Q]: John squeezed the sweat out of his cloth while standing on the pavement and now the _ is wet.
[A]: pavement


[Q]: James was speaking as loud as his voice could go over the music but no one could hear him because the _ is lower.
[A]: voice


[Q]: I applied to the local college instead of the state university since the _ was expensive.
[A]:
university