TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: The maid was accused of stealing vase but not the missing silverware, although the _ was inexpensive.

SOLUTION: vase

PROBLEM: The songs sounded inferior on the recording, compared to the live performance.  The _ was high in energy.

SOLUTION: performance

PROBLEM: Mark prefers to lease a vehicle instead of rent it, because the _ is more expensive.

SOLUTION:
rent