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.

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
(A)

Controversy continues to surround presidential candidate Donald Trump's comments painting Mexican immigrants as criminals, but the women taking part in the upcoming Miss USA pageant Trump co-owns say the show must go on. Several Hispanic candidates and one immigrant from Albania taking part in the contest sat down with The Associated Press to discuss the pageant and Trump's comments as final rehearsals get underway for the show - despite a lack of hosts and the show being dropped by NBC. The contestants said everyone has a right to their opinions but distanced themselves from his comments on immigrants, said they're proud of their roots and hoped the upcoming pageant would shed light on the contributions of immigrants.Final rehearsals are underway for the Miss USA pageant in Baton Rouge, LouisianaThe show is set to air on July 12 on Reelz after being dropped by NBCSome of the contestants with Hispanic parents hit out at the pageant's co-owner Donald Trump for his anti-Mexican slurs on TuesdayMeanwhile, it was announced that daytime presenter Todd Newton and former Miss Wisconsin Alex Wehrley would take over as hosts 
 Questions:Vega has condemned Trump's comments but says she won't give up her crown, sparking _ to call her a hypocrite. (A) Donald Trump (B) Mexican (C) Miss USA (D) Hispanic (E) Albania (F) The Associated Press (G) NBC (H) Baton Rouge (I) Louisiana (J) Reelz (K) Todd Newton (L) Miss Wisconsin (M) Alex Wehrley
(A)

(CNN) US President Donald Trump called the French President Saturday amid mounting tensions with North Korea the day after he said he was considering further economic sanctions against the rogue nation. In a call Trump had with President Emmanuel Macron of France, the two discussed "the need to confront the increasingly dangerous situation associated with North Korea's destabilizing and escalatory behavior," according to a White House readout of the call. During the call, both leaders discussed working with allies to enforce United Nations sanctions and denuclearize the Korean Peninsula, the statement said. Earlier Saturday, Macron issued a statement voicing his "concern at the ballistic and nuclear threat coming from North Korea," adding that the international community should work with Pyongyang to "resume the path of dialogue without conditions."Trump calls China and reassures Guam's governorJapan deploys a missile interception system to four locations 
 Questions:"If somebody else uttered the exact same words that I uttered they would say what a great statement, what a wonderful statement," _ said, adding that there are "tens of millions of people in this country that are so happy with what I am saying." (A) US (B) Donald Trump (C) French (D) North Korea (E) Emmanuel Macron (F) France (G) White House (H) United Nations (I) Korean Peninsula (J) Macron (K) Pyongyang (L) China (M) Guam (N) Japan

(B)