In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.

Q: Washington (CNN) Nine high-profile Russians, including several high-profile diplomats, have died over the nine months since the US presidential election on November 8. Among the recent deaths were six Russian diplomats. Some of the deaths appeared natural and governments have ruled out foul play. In some cases, though, questions remain. That's either because the facts have changed over time, details are hard to come by, or the deaths are still under investigation. Self-proclaimed online sleuths and conspiracy theorists have filled the information void with speculation that the deaths were somehow related to Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election. No evidence has surfaced to make such a connection.Nine Russians -- all in key positions -- have wound up dead in recent monthsAt least one appears to be an assassination 
 Questions:_ news outlets reported that he was 61 years old. (A) Washington (B) CNN (C) Russians (D) US (E) Self

A: (C)
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Q: Corning, California (CNN) Seven-year-old Gage did what the teachers said. He knew the drill. A whistle blows. You go into lockdown. Go inside. Get real quiet. Hide under the desk. A gunman had emerged outside Rancho Tehama Elementary School in Northern California. He fired at the building. He got closer, and fired some more. Gage said he heard his class door being jostled. It was the bad man outside. He was trying to get in. The locked door kept the gunman out Tuesday morning, and Gage survived along with his classmates and teachers. The gunman was a man Gage knew and feared: his neighbor Kevin Jason Neal.Boy survived along with his classmates and teachers at schoolGunman shot and killed boy's father and grandmother before heading to the school 
 Questions:_ soon found out the gunman who had just caused pain and havoc at his school had also destroyed his home life. (A) Corning (B) California (C) CNN (D) Gage (E) Rancho Tehama Elementary School (F) Northern California (G) Kevin Jason Neal (H) Boy

A: (D)
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Q: (CNN) Who says being "vanilla" is a bad thing? It's one of the most popular flavors in the world. Whether it's in cookies, cakes or ice cream, we just can't seem to get enough. The vast majority of bona fide vanilla bean is produced in Indonesia and Madagascar, but there's simply not enough supply to meet the global demand. That's where "flavor houses" come in. Their flavor chemists are responsible for formulating the flavoring in virtually every product you eat and drink that is processed, preserved or packaged before it gets to you. Case in point: Toward the end of the ingredient label on many packaged foods and drinks is the phrase "Contains natural and artificial flavoring." But behind these nebulous words is carefully considered science, says Kim Juelg, a senior flavorist at Givaudan.Flavor chemists formulate the flavoring in many of the products you eat and drinkAll approved flavoring ingredients are GRAS: Generally Recognized as Safe by the FDA 
 Questions:Juelg began her career at _ more than 20 years ago as an organoleptic scientist -- a job title even her own father struggled to pronounce -- working on the science of the senses. (A) Indonesia (B) Madagascar (C) Kim Juelg (D) Givaudan (E) FDA

A:
(D)
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