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.
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Question: He liked to clean the floor with a mop rather than a sponge, even though the _ always ended up leaving streaks.

Answer: mop


Question: John tried to listen to the radio during the concert, but he couldn't hear the radio because the _ was too loud.

Answer: concert


Question: Smoke still rose from the house but had subsided at the barn.  The fire was active at the _ .

Answer:
house