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.

[EX Q]: Washington (CNN) As German Chancellor Angela Merkel prepared to bid President Barack Obama farewell in November, a reporter asked her to describe her sentiments about watching her American partner of eight years be replaced by Donald Trump. Standing in the German Chancellery on a drizzly Berlin afternoon, the notoriously restrained Merkel -- who became Obama's closest global friend only to see him replaced by a man who lambasted her on the campaign trail -- drew on her stolid pragmatism. "Out goes the president, and a new one comes in," she said. RELATED: Looming snowstorm delays Trump-Merkel meeting On Friday, Merkel presses ahead with the new, arriving in Washington for her first face-to-face encounter with Trump after months of preparation and one postponement due to snow. Analysts and White House officials alike say Friday's sit-down will be Trump's most important meeting with a foreign leader since the Republican businessman took office in January.Officials in both capitals said the goal was to build a functional working relationshipLast month Merkel met Vice President Mike Pence in Munich 
 Questions:And _ and Merkel's first phone conversation, while cordial, contained some tense moments. (A) Washington (B) CNN (C) German (D) Angela Merkel (E) Barack Obama (F) American (G) Donald Trump (H) Berlin (I) Merkel (J) Obama (K) White House (L) Republican (M) Mike Pence (N) Munich
[EX A]: (G)

[EX Q]: Big Sur, California (CNN) -- A nearly uncontrollable 550-acre wildfire showed no mercy Tuesday and burned several homes in California's Big Sur, including the fire chief's. That twist wasn't lost on Fire Chief Martha Karstens of the Big Sur Volunteer Fire Brigade. She oversees firefighters in a coastal wilderness renowned for its raw beauty. "The irony doesn't escape me, and again, I try to set an example for fire clearance," Karstens told CNN. With severe drought conditions in the chaparral and timberland, the erratic fire was burning nearly uncontrollably, with only 5% of it contained, authorities said. Are you there? Stay safe, share your imagesNEW: The wildfire burns several houses, including the fire chief'sNEW: "The irony doesn't escape me," fire chief saysNEW: Firefighters have 36 hours before 30-mph winds arrive, CNN's Chad Myers saysThe Pfeiffer Fire is virtually untamed, with only 5% contained 
 Questions:"The situation was too much," _ said of the wildfire, whose growth potential was rated "high" by fire officials. (A) Big Sur (B) California (C) CNN (D) Martha Karstens (E) Big Sur Volunteer Fire Brigade (F) NEW (G) Chad Myers (H) Pfeiffer Fire
[EX A]: (D)

[EX Q]: London (CNN) Russian President Vladimir Putin probably approved the operation by Russian agents to kill former FSB spy Alexander Litvinenko in 2006, a detailed UK inquiry has concluded. Retired High Court Judge Robert Owen, who conducted the inquiry, wrote that he was "sure" that two former Russian agents poisoned the 44-year-old at a London hotel with highly radioactive polonium-210. And Owen wrote that he was also sure that the two men who allegedly poisoned Litvinenko -- former KGB and FSB employee Andrei Lugovoi and former Russian army officer Dmitri Kovtun -- were acting on behalf of others, probably the Russian spy service, the FSB."Putin himself personally protected (poisoning suspect) Lugovoi," Litvinenko's widow tells CNNRussia's Foreign Ministry calls the inquiry politically motivated; Russia's ambassador goes to the UK Foreign OfficeRussian President Vladimir Putin "probably approved" operation by Russian agents to kill Litvinenko, UK inquiry concludes 
 Questions:He said: "You may succeed in silencing one man but the howl of protest from around the world will reverberate, Mr. _, in your ears for the rest of your life." (A) London (B) CNN (C) Russian (D) Vladimir Putin (E) FSB (F) Alexander Litvinenko (G) UK (H) High Court (I) Robert Owen (J) Owen (K) Litvinenko (L) KGB (M) Andrei Lugovoi (N) Dmitri Kovtun (O) Lugovoi (P) Russia (Q) Foreign Ministry (R) UK Foreign Office
[EX A]:
(D)