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. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].

[Q]: 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 
 Question:Those finalists all sent representatives to _ in August to present their case to a group of peer reviewers.
[A]: Washington


[Q]: Former All Blacks star Jerry Collins has been farewelled by thousands of people at a touching service at Te Rauparaha Arena, in his hometown of Porirua. Collins, 34, and his Canadian partner Alana Madill, 35, were killed in a car crash in the south of France on June 5. Their four-month-old daughter Alya is still in a serious but stable condition. On Wednesday the All Blacks great was remembered as a 'gentle soul' with a huge heart who loved rugby and his family, according to the NZ Herald. Among those speaking at the service were his mother, father, sister, uncle, manager and former teammates from the New Zealand national team as well as the Norths and The Hurricanes.Jerry Collins was farewelled by thousands in his hometown PoriruaFormer All Blacks star was remembered as a 'gentle soul' on WednesdayHe and partner Alana Madill were killed in a car crash in France on June 5Their daughter Alya remains in a serious but stable condition in hospital 
 Question:After _'s speech, the Hurricanes team stood up in their black and yellow tracksuits, singing the team song.
[A]: Norths


[Q]: (CNN) President Barack Obama has vowed to be a regular presence on the campaign trail for Hillary Clinton, but he took the opportunity at a rally Tuesday to settle a different issue: whether he smells like sulfur -- as in, like a demon. "I was reading the other day. There's a guy on the radio who apparently said me and Hillary are demons, said we smell like sulfur. Ain't that something?" Obama joked at a Clinton rally in Greensboro, North Carolina. Then, leaning over to take an exaggerated whiff of his arm, Obama cracked, "Now, I mean, come on people!"President Barack Obama jokingly addressed a claim that he and Hillary Clinton smell like sulfur"InfoWars" founder Alex Jones had claimed the President and Clinton carried the demonic smell 
 Question:"I'm told her and _ just stink, stink, stink, stink.
[A]:
Barack Obama