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) -- Just two months after the brinksmanship of the "fiscal cliff," on Friday Washington faced yet another deadline to avoid yet another fiscal calamity of its own making. But this time, something is different. As congressional leaders met in the White House on Friday for what was little more than a photo-op on the day forced budget cuts went into effect, this time there are no 11th-hour negotiations to save the day. There is no last-minute effort to call in Vice President Joe Biden on behalf of Democrats or Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on behalf of Republicans to get things back on track.Washington faced yet another fiscal deadline -- this time with no real effort to negotiateCouples therapist: Democrats, Republicans lost sight of big picture, are just arguing to winCouples mediator: Disagreements should be used to find solutions 
 Questions:"And that's exactly what they're doing -- the Democrats and the _ are doing with each other. (A) Washington (B) CNN (C) White House (D) Joe Biden (E) Democrats (F) Senate (G) Mitch McConnell (H) Republicans
[A]: (H)


[Q]: They used to say that when America sneezed, the world caught a cold, but this year, in the world of beauty at least, we’re all going to be catching the Korean bug. Because the newest, most exciting products all have a distinctly Eastern flavour. The Korean craze all began with BB creams — technically short for Blemish Balms, but essentially rebranded tinted moisturisers. ‘BB creams were big in Korea because the girls liked the cuteness of saying “BB cream”,’ explains Kathy Phillips, international beauty director for publisher Conde Nast’s Asian division. ‘There was nothing special about them, it was just another way of selling an existing product.’The Korean craze all began with Blemish Balms or 'BB' creamsThe trendy creams are essentially rebranded tinted moisturisersThis year has seen a slew of new Korean-influenced products 
 Questions:Because while _ were not much more than clever marketing, some genuine innovation is emerging. (A) America (B) Korean (C) BB creams (D) Blemish Balms (E) Korea (F) BB cream (G) Kathy Phillips (H) Conde Nast (I) Asian (J) BB
[A]: (C)


[Q]: Warmer weather has melted much of the snow in Boston, but some remnants of the snowiest winter in the city's history refuse to leave. One snow farm in Boston was photographed on Wednesday, now turned to a gross shade of grey with dirt and debris. According to Think Progress, the city will have spent some $50million hauling snow to farms like this at the end of the season. But it looks like winter isn't quite over yet for Bostonians - or much of the East Coast. More snow is expected to hit the city on Friday, ironically timed for the first day of spring.Boston could get 1-3 inches of snow Friday as a wintry mix starts moving northeast at the start of the weekendThe city is still struggling to clean up after their snowiest winter on record 
 Questions:But the snow that has already fallen didn't bury _' collective sense of humor. (A) Boston (B) Think Progress (C) Bostonians (D) East Coast
[A]:
(C)