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: Since she was on a diet, the woman ate the salad with no dressing since the _ was high in calories.

A: dressing
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Q: Mary brought a ball to the field to play soccer, but she couldn't because the _ was flat.

A: ball
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Q: Ron decided to invest his money, but he chose to swap stocks with assets as stocks are more volatile. The _ are stable.

A:
assets
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