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: My sister poured the remaining juice from the pitcher into the cup until the _ was full.

A: cup
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Q: We went with fixing the hood before we fixed the tires, since the _ would be a lot harder.

A: tires
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Q: The apple would rot in the kitchen but stayed fresh in the basement, as the _ failed to preserve it.

A:
kitchen
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