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.

The lotion that my sister bought, didn't work on her skin because the _ was out of date.
lotion

We had abundant money in the summer but were always broke in the winter , since the _ was when we saved more.
summer

James cannot get the books from the top of the shelf by using a stool, so he decided to use a ladder because the _ is tall.

ladder