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 price of soda was increasing at the store but going down at the market, since the _ had a shortage.

A: store
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Q: Joan needed to get rid of the red spider mites in her yard with a hoe but the _ was too big.

A: yard
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Q: Jim was glad to replace his treadmill with a stationary bike since the _ was old.

A:
treadmill
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