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

[EX Q]: She counted her calories for her diet and found she needed more so she ate a brownie instead of an apple since the _ has fewer.
[EX A]: apple

[EX Q]: The new air conditioner needed to be placed on the cement pad, but the _ was too small.
[EX A]:
cement pad