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].

[EX Q]: Crippling cuts to defence spending have left Britain unable to defend itself or stand up to Russia, according to the former head of the Army. General Sir Peter Wall said the 'consequences' of the squeeze on funding is now 'playing out' in the UK's approach to dealing with Vladimir Putin. He joins a growing chorus of criticism of the refusal by any of the main parties to protect defence spending from cuts after the election, despite a pledge to increase foreign aid budgets being enshrined in law. General Sir Peter Wall said the 'consequences' of the squeeze on funding is now 'playing out' in the UK's approach to dealing with Vladimir PutinSir Peter Wall says consequences of budget cuts are now 'playing out'UK is reluctant to face up to Russia incursions into airspace and watersJoins chorus of criticism of the impact of spending cuts on the militaryCameron under pressure to commit 2% of GDP to defence under UN target 
 Question:Up to 30,000 service personnel could go - with the _ likely to bear the heaviest cuts - leaving the armed forces with a combined strength of just 115,000 by the end of the decade, it predicted.
[EX A]: Army

[EX Q]: Manuel Pellegrini welcomed back long-term injury absentees Fabian Delph and Gael Clichy to training on Monday as Manchester City gear up for their Champions League clash with Sevilla. Delph is eyeing a return for City after being sidelined since the beginning of September with a hamstring injury during England duty - while Clichy has been out of action with an ankle problem. However, the City pair have stepped up their recovery and took part in a foggy training session at the club's City Football Academy ground. First-team stars including Joe Hart - who made a calamitous mistake in their narrow 2-1 victory over Norwich City on the weekend - were put through their paces.Manchester City are preparing to face Sevilla in Champions League clashAhead of Group D tie, Manuel Pellegrini put his men through their pacesLong-term injury absentees Fabian Delph and Gael Clichy both took partDavid Silva, Samir Nasri, Sergio Aguero and Pablo Zabaleta were absent 
 Question:Hopefully we can go to _ with a positive attitude.'
[EX A]: Sevilla

[EX Q]: (CNN) A political appointee at the Department of Housing and Urban Development was fired for an op-ed he wrote before the election that criticized then-candidate Donald Trump, a source with knowledge of the situation told CNN. In an October op-ed for The Hill, Republican consultant Shermichael Singleton said Trump was taking the Republican Party to a "new moral low." "We allowed that hostile takeover to happen on our watch," he wrote. "This individual recognized a moment of great disparity in the Republican base and, like cancer, attacked and spread, consuming everything in his path." Singleton's piece criticized Trump's rhetoric about African Americans during the campaign. After the election, the 26-year-old worked with Ben Carson during his confirmation process to become HUD secretary. Singleton, who is African American, then joined the department as a senior adviser."Trump portrays our inner cities is as if they are the ailments of American society," he wroteSingleton was an adviser to Ben Carson 
 Question:_ was told he was being dismissed because of the op-ed and was escorted from the building, according to the source, who also said Carson was surprised by the move and only learned of it after the fact.
[EX A]:
Shermichael Singleton