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: Amber was decorating a mask with paint and sparkle but the _ was too thick.

SOLUTION: paint

PROBLEM: The delicate sculpture of the dolphin cracked when it was fired in the kiln, because the _ was too hot.

SOLUTION: kiln

PROBLEM: The air was cleaner in the country than in the city because there was less pollution in the _ .

SOLUTION:
country