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: Mary liked cedar wood over other types of wood like poplar, because the _ wood smelled very bland.

A: poplar
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Q: My friend Jose always came to my house less he went to Sam's home, because the _ was farther from him.

A: house
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Q: The arm was injected with medicine, but not the leg, because the _ had an infection.

A:
arm
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