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.

[EX Q]: I avoided the live wire but not the fence it ran along because the _ was safe to touch.
[EX A]: fence

[EX Q]: The early morning soccer game was threatened by rain, so the team was concerned that the _ would be postponed.
[EX A]: game

[EX Q]: He had a flu last week that was worse than last years cold, because the _ lasted for a shorter period.
[EX A]:
flu