Q: You are given a paragraph (Passage), a question (Question) and two answer options (Option1 and Option2). Your task is to find the correct answer (and return the string of the correct option, not option1/2) for the given question from the given options and based on the given passage. Answer of the question can be found directly from the passage.
Passage: I could n't find an clean clothes to wear to work , so I knew I had to do the laundry . I put all of my dirty clothing in a hamper and carried it downstairs to the washing machine . I sorted through all of the clothes and put the bright colors in the washing machine first .  As the water started to fill , I closed the lid . Thirty minutes later , the wash was done and I put the wet bright clothes in the dryer . Then I put all of the white and light-colored clothes in the washing machine .  Once the bright colors were done in the dryer , I took them out and folded them neatly . When the white clothes were also done in the dryer , I folded them as well and I put everything away so I could find it later . Question: What did they let fill up? Option1: the washing machine Option2: the dryer
A:
the washing machine