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.

The olive oil tasted better than the almond oil had tasted because the _ was newer.
olive oil

I tried to sleep on the pillow the hotel provided and didn't know if I could because the _ provided one that was too soft.
hotel

John could not find a good spot to place the chair on the lawn without falling, hence he returned it to the pavement because the _ is even.

pavement