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]: The dad played catch with his son, but he had trouble throwing and hitting the ball. The _ was too much trouble.
[A]: hitting


[Q]: The tie got torn when it was used to pull up a load from a ditch because the _ is heavy.
[A]: load


[Q]: The water in the car was cooler than the water in the truck because the engine in the _ had run more recently.
[A]:
truck