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[EX Q]: Sudan has withdrawn its soldiers from Abyei, a disputed border region also claimed by South Sudan, but has left police officers, the United Nations peacekeeping mission said Wednesday. "The mission has confirmed the full withdrawal of the SAF from Abyei area yesterday," said Josephine Guerrero, a spokeswoman for the U.N.'s Department of Peacekeeping Operations in New York, referring to the Sudan Armed Forces. "Armed police forces are still in the area." South Sudan's army spokesman, Philip Aguer, said he is "skeptical" that Sudan has truly pulled troops out. He said he had received reports that the Sudan Armed Forces left two platoons of soldiers dressed in police uniforms in Abyei town, and that two battalions remain about 40 miles away in Diffra, which is the only oil field inside the disputed territory.The U.N. has called for Sudan and South Sudan to withdraw forces from AbyeiA South Sudan army spokesman questions whether Sudan has truly pulled its forces outMany people remain displaced in the disputed border regionSudan and South Sudan have returned to peace talks 
 Question:But the new nation depends on pipelines and processing facilities that remain in _.
[EX A]: Sudan

[EX Q]: (CNN) After a slow start in October, flu season in the United States is gaining speed, particularly in the South. Flu activity, which has been increasing since the start of November, is now higher than usual for this time of year, according to a report published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Flu is a contagious, viral illness that causes mild to severe symptoms that, in rare cases, can lead to death. Seven children have died, and an additional 856 flu-related hospitalizations have occurred as of December 2, according to the CDC's weekly surveillance report. "Flu is increasing. We're seeing a pretty steep increase in influenza activity across the US but especially in the South," said Brendan Flannery, a co-author of the new report and an epidemiologist in the CDC's flu division.Flu activity is higher than usual for this time of year, CDC saysLouisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina report the highest activitySeven children have died, and there have been 856 hospitalizations 
 Question:Her advice includes the _ recommendation to get a flu shot, but she also adheres to low-tech techniques of contagious disease prevention: "good hand-washing techniques, teaching kids not to share their germs, staying home when you're sick and disinfecting common surfaces," she said.
[EX A]: CDC

[EX Q]: (CNN) This Memorial Day is the first in which the ban on women in ground combat is history. Last month, West Point celebrated 40 years of women in its ranks. And the first women to graduate from Army Ranger School last year have now become part of the new old guard. Last summer, Capt. Kristen Griest and Lt. Shaye Haver (now a captain) shifted the conversation from "if women could meet the standard" to "now that women have met the standard." In the process, they became unintended celebrities among the young women who have sought to follow in their footsteps.This Memorial Day is the first in which the ban on women in ground combat is history, writes Gayle Tzemach Lemmon 
 Question:She will not be alone for long: 22 young women are about to be commissioned as infantry and armor officers as they graduate from _, officer candidate and R.O.T.C.
[EX A]:
West Point