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]: The lecture failed to present a good argument, but the essay did, as the _ was unclear in its meaning.
[EX A]: lecture

[EX Q]: The sick man took tissues from the box to blow his nose and put them in the waste basket until the  _ was empty.
[EX A]: box

[EX Q]: Arnold looked in his wallet to buy a bowl he saw at the store. He left without it because the _ was closed.
[EX A]:
store