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]: Palmyra, Syria (CNN) When does it take almost seven hours, several armored vehicles and attack helicopters to get to a classical concert? The answer: When you have to travel through half of Syria and the concert is held in a newly liberated area with ISIS nearby. The Russian military put around 100 journalists on five buses, sent a convoy of armored vehicles and fighting vehicles and drove the reporters from Latakia in northwestern Syria to Palmyra, the ancient heritage site in the central desert. As our convoy slowly made its way down the Syrian coast and then made an eastward turn toward Homs and then Palmyra, Russian attack helicopters circled overhead, looking out for any threats.Fred Pleitgen and other journalists attended under Russian military escortThe orchestra performed in a Roman ampitheater, the scene of an ISIS massacre 
 Question:_ TV set up a state of the art stage and broadcast facility, complete with a crane-mounted camera and a drone.
[EX A]: Russian

[EX 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.
[EX A]: Washington

[EX Q]: (CNN) The NBA regular season ended Wednesday in historic fashion, with the Golden State Warriors setting the NBA regular-season record for wins, with 73, and Kobe Bryant retiring in style with 60 points in the final game of his 20-year career. But the fun is just beginning. The NBA playoffs begin Saturday, with the Indiana Pacers and Toronto Raptors tipping off at 12:30 p.m. ET at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto. Here's a guide to all of the action. When are the NBA playoffs? The first round starts Saturday. The second round, the conference semifinals, are scheduled to begin on May 2. However, this could move up to April 30 or May 1. The conference finals are scheduled to start on May 17, with the chance of a possible move up to May 15 or 16. The NBA Finals are scheduled to begin on June 2.The 2016 NBA playoffs begin Saturday; the second round on May 2, finals on June 2Defending champs, the Golden State Warriors, are favored to go all the way again this year 
 Question:Last year, health was one of the reasons why they lost to the _ in six games.
[EX A]:
Golden State Warriors