TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: John had to beat the drum harder to make it sound above the crowd noise. The _ had been too quiet.

SOLUTION: drum

PROBLEM: The hospital bill affected my credit score negatively, but the insurance bill did not. That's because I paid the _ on time.

SOLUTION: insurance bill

PROBLEM: I tried to place the grocery bag in the basket on the bike, but the _ was too small.

SOLUTION:
basket