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.
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Question: Washington (CNN) -- The District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, and Rhode Island are all to receive a portion of the $3.4 billion remaining in the "Race to the Top" fund for education in those states. "We had many more competitive applications than money to fund them in this round," Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Tuesday. "Race to the Top" is an Obama administration initiative to award money to states that show that they have a plan for school reforms in four main areas: turning around low performing schools, adopting college and career ready standards, effective teachers and principals, and using data systems to support student achievement.Nine states plus the District of Columbia are winnersEach will receive a portion of $3.4 billionWinners had to show they have plans for school reforms 
 Questions:Those finalists all sent representatives to _ in August to present their case to a group of peer reviewers. (A) Washington (B) CNN (C) Florida (D) Georgia (E) Hawaii (F) Maryland (G) Massachusetts (H) New York (I) North Carolina (J) Ohio (K) Rhode Island (L) Race to the Top (M) Arne Duncan (N) Obama

Answer: (A)


Question: NASA has given the people of Earth a rare treat: A color mosaic that captures not only Saturn, but also the tiny dots of Earth and other planets in the background. The panorama, released Tuesday, was captured by the Cassini spacecraft on July 19, when the sun slipped behind the ringed planet. Earth appears as a bright blue dot to Saturn's lower right, just above Saturn's outer, halo-like E-ring. Venus is a dot to the upper left, with Mars appearing as a faint red dot above and to the left of Venus. This is the first image in which Saturn, its moons and rings, and Earth, Venus and Mars are all visible, NASA said. The image -- a panorama of 141 wide-angle pictures -- covers 404,880 miles across Saturn and its ring system.Image is Cassini's first showing Saturn, rings, moons, Earth, Venus and Mars at same timeThe collage is panorama of 141 wide-angle pictures taken July 19Image was possible that day because Saturn obstructed spacecraft's view of sun 
 Questions:NASA hopes to have it continue to get more pictures and other data of _, its rings and moons through 2017. (A) NASA (B) Earth (C) Saturn (D) Cassini spacecraft (E) Venus (F) Mars (G) Cassini

Answer: (C)


Question: The furious parents of the 16 schoolchildren killed in the Germanwings plane crash are demanding an apology from the airline after they were offered an 'insulting' £60,000 in compensation. The children and their teachers were returning to Germany from an exchange trip in Spain on March 24 when the Barcelona to Duesseldorf flight was downed by co-pilot Andreas Lubitz. Prosecutors believe the 27-year-old co-pilot deliberately crashed the Airbus A320 into the French Alps, killing all of the 150 passengers and crew members on board. The parents of the group exchange students killed in the tragedy, from the German town of Haltern, have now written an open letter to Lufthansa – the parent company of Germanwings - to voice 'disappointment' at its conduct 'since a pilot from your company killed our children'.Parents of children killed in Germanwings Alps crash publish open letterThey are demanding apology and have hit out at 'insulting' compensationLufthansa - parent firm of Germanwings - has offered £60,000 to all victimsBarcelona to Düsseldorf flight was downed by co-pilot Andreas Lubitz 
 Questions:They added that _'s compensation offer 'deeply insults us, and above all else our children.' (A) Germanwings (B) Germany (C) Spain (D) Barcelona (E) Duesseldorf (F) Andreas Lubitz (G) Airbus A320 (H) French Alps (I) German (J) Haltern (K) Lufthansa (L) Germanwings Alps (M) Düsseldorf

Answer:
(K)