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: Last year we replaced the cement patio with a brick patio because the _ patio looked gawdy.

A: cement
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Q: The vest stayed fastened better than the jacket because there were less buttons on the _ .

A: jacket
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Q: Jim went to the bank to get a statement to see how much money he had for the weekend, but they said the _ was closed.

A:
bank
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