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.

Tony bought a video game at the store by taking a bus ride but the _ was too difficult.
bus ride

The hospital bill affected my credit score negatively, but the insurance bill did not. That's because I paid the _ on time.
insurance bill

Mary decided to cut her hair off and wore a wig instead because the _ was thinner than she liked.

hair