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: I’m starting to think Adam Lallana might actually become a better version of Steven Gerrard. He’s certainly got all the qualities that make him the perfect replacement for the Liverpool captain. I appreciate that Jordan Henderson is set to take over as skipper, but in terms of dynamism, energy and quality, Lallana looks like the perfect replacement for Gerrard the player. Have a look at Sunday’s victory over Manchester City: Lallana started the game as one of two No 10s behind Raheem Sterling (Brendan Rodgers’ innovative approach as a coach should not be underestimated). When Lazar Markovic went off, Lallana went over to the right wing, and then when Alberto Moreno was substituted, Lallana ended the game on the left wing.Liverpool beat champions Manchester City 2-1 on SundayEngland midfielder Adam Lallana excelled in three different positionsLiverpool captain Steven Gerrard is leaving the club at end of the seasonLallana looks the perfect replacement for GerrardREAD: Jordan Henderson confident Liverpool can finish above Man CityCLICK HERE for all the latest Liverpool news 
 Question:Rodgers knew that opponents’ approach to _ would be different this season, he knew he would need players to be clever on the ball, and Lallana has that football intelligence.

A: Liverpool
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Q: Decision day: David Cameron's daughter Nancyis among tens of thousands of children who will found out today if they have got in to their first choice Almost half the children in some areas were yesterday denied their preferred secondary school as pressure grows on places. Tens of thousands of ten and 11-year-olds across the country were not given their first choice when councils announced allocations. Cities including London and Birmingham saw three in ten miss out on their favourite, while in several areas that figure was four or nearly five in ten. Competition for places is getting fiercer in many areas which have seen population increases fuelled partly by immigration.David Cameron's child Nancy being told where she has been acceptedLikely to have been offered a place at state school close to Downing StreetThousands of other children failed to get first choice, council figures revealIn Birmingham 32 per cent of 11-year-olds - 4,000 - were left disappointedAround a third of children in London missed out on preferred secondaryIn Bristol and Sandwell near West Bromwich 1 in 4 didn't get first choiceVirtually all children in Cornwall and East Riding got preferred place 
 Question:His daughter Nancy is understood to have applied to several L_schools, including some of the most competitive in the country.

A: London
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Q: (CNN) The Navy destroyer USS Mason fired countermeasures in the Red Sea on Saturday after it detected what it believed were incoming missiles. Officials Saturday night were uncertain about what exactly happened, if there were multiple incoming missiles or if there was a malfunction with the radar detection system on the destroyer. "We are aware of the reports and we are assessing the situation. All of our ships and crews are safe and unharmed," one US defense official told CNN. The USS Nitze and the USS Ponce were sailing nearby. There are initial unconfirmed reports of missiles possibly being fired from positions both ashore on Yemen and by small spotter boats operated by Houthi rebels.Officials Saturday night were uncertain about what exactly happenedThe Mason and its crew are all safe 
 Question:Early Thursday, the US launched tomahawk cruise missiles into Yemen targeting radar sites in Houthi-held territory, sites the _ claims were used to launch missiles in two previous incidents this week.

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USS Mason
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