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]: Mary decided she would stop drinking vodka, and only drink gin from now on, because she always seemed to have a hangover after drinking the _ .
[EX A]: vodka

[EX Q]: I chose the lotion instead of the cream for my skin because the _ smelled worse.
[EX A]: cream

[EX Q]: The contractor obtained a building permit from the city prior to beginning construction because the _ was required.
[EX A]:
permit