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: The woman didn't like to use a peeler to peel a pineapple, so she used her hands. The _ was hard to control.

A: peeler
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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 _ .

A: vodka
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Q: Pete had a very tight budget and did not pay the price for the ballet ticket because the _ was too low.

A:
budget
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