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]: James started to pant on his way to the park, so he branched his friend house and rest because the _ is far.
[EX A]: park

[EX Q]: I selected the hammer instead of the mallet as my tool choice since the _ is heavier and I'm out of shape.
[EX A]: mallet

[EX Q]: The keeper had his hand reddened when he stopped the shot played by the player. The _ is hard.
[EX A]:
shot