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: At the local bakery, the cupcakes were moist but the muffins were dry. The _ were old.

Answer: muffins


Question: John had to beat the drum harder to make it sound above the crowd noise. The _ had been too quiet.

Answer: drum


Question: Bob needed a new top. He ripped his aloha shirt and wanted a baseball shirt because the _ is old.

Answer:
aloha shirt