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

Answer: voice


Question: The man chooses to live in a city, instead of living on a farm. _ is louder, which he likes.

Answer: city


Question: It was easier to crush the tomatoes than the pears because the _ were soft.

Answer:
tomatoes