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:
There was a journal and a book on the nightstand. I picked up the _ to continue writing from where I left off.
answer:
journal


question:
The message with its number of bytes could not be sent in an email using the same internet connection because the _ is weak.
answer:
connection


question:
The team won a trophy instead of a plaque as a result of hard times as the _ was cheap to make.
answer:

trophy