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]: Janine wanted to get rid of her phone forever so she threw it in the lake instead of the fountain, because the _ was too shallow.
[EX A]: lake

[EX Q]: When deciding between using the treadmill or the yoga mat for their exercise routine, Alex chose the _ because it was easy.
[EX A]: yoga mat

[EX Q]: We had to make a bid on the item instead of just making a purchase, because the _ would be higher.
[EX A]:
purchase