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.

[EX Q]: When deciding which oil to use for cooking, Thomas went with the peanut rather than the olive because the _ tasted unappealing to him.
[EX A]: olive

[EX Q]: The rod supporting the wall got broken because the _ is too light for it.
[EX A]: rod

[EX Q]: John can hardly cut the rope with the knife and he decided to use the ax which cut it smoothly. The _ is sharp.
[EX A]:
ax