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.
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Question: (CNN) -- If the United States is serious about thoroughly defeating ISIS, it must -- somehow, some way -- go through Syria. But how? And in what way? Those are the big questions now, as President Barack Obama weighs what to do inside the war-ravaged nation where ISIS leaders are based and where the Islamist terror group rose to prominence. Obama ceded Thursday that "we don't have a strategy yet" for what to do about ISIS inside Syria, with a senior administration official adding that a decision is "a week or so" away. There are certainly options, but none is clear-cut.Obama: U.S. has no military strategy yet on what to do against ISIS in SyriaThere's been no hint of ground forces, but commandos did do a rescue missionAirstrikes are a possibility; a congressman says it's critical U.S. work with locals"There is no such thing as a no-risk strategy," Rep. Adam Smith adds 
 Questions:If you can't pound _ into submission militarily, the reasoning goes, you can hit it where it hurts: the wallet. (A) CNN (B) United States (C) ISIS (D) Syria (E) Barack Obama (F) Islamist (G) Obama (H) U.S. (I) Adam Smith

Answer: (C)


Question: Stoke manager Mark Hughes feels Tuesday's Capital One Cup clash with Chelsea provides the 'perfect' opportunity for his side to bounce back from their loss to Watford. The Potters were on a high as they welcomed the Hornets to the Britannia Stadium on Saturday, looking for a fourth straight Barclays Premier League win to mark what was Hughes' 100th game in charge in all competitions. But they suffered a 2-0 defeat having lacked potency in attack and been guilty of errors at the back, with Troy Deeney and Almen Abdi taking advantage by scoring for the visitors. Three days later Stoke host a Chelsea side around whom the sense of crisis deepened with Saturday's 2-1 loss at West Ham, during which Blues boss Jose Mourinho was sent to the stands.Stoke fell to a disappointing 2-0 defeat by Watford on SaturdayManager Mark Hughes is keen for his side to pick themselves upHe has targeted a midweek cup upset against ChelseaThe Welshman has been in charge at Stoke since 2013 
 Questions:The amount of points is okay - I think to have 13 points is very nice for _. (A) Stoke (B) Mark Hughes (C) Capital One Cup (D) Chelsea (E) Watford (F) Potters (G) Hornets (H) Britannia Stadium (I) Barclays Premier League (J) Hughes (K) Troy Deeney (L) Almen Abdi (M) West Ham (N) Blues (O) Jose Mourinho (P) Welshman

Answer: (E)


Question: A Rutgers University professor has sparked outrage after declaring that the United States is 'more brutal' than the Islamic State because its invasions of the Middle East have killed 1.3million people. In a Twitter post, Deepa Kumar, associate professor of journalism and media studies, wrote: 'Yes ISIS is brutal, but US is more so, 1.3 million killed in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan #NoToWar.' ISIS, which has massacred thousands of people worldwide, regularly posts videos online of its militants sadistically rounding up terrified victims and carrying out mass beheadings or shootings. Meanwhile, the deaths resulting from U.S.-led invasions were civilian casualties. There is also debate over whether the reported civilian death toll - based on a study of 1,499 Iraqis - is accurate.Deepa Kumar's controversial tweet on March 26 was picked up this weekRutgers University professor says: 'Yes ISIS is brutal, but US is more so'She emphasizes that U.S. invasions in Middle East have killed 1.3millionDoes not refer to murderous acts regularly carried out by ISIS terroristsKumar's 'ludicrous' tweet has angered terrorism experts and public alikeEducator has formerly encouraged use of racial slurs against white men and called advocate against female genital mutilation an 'islamophobe' 
 Questions:'_'s invitation to me to speak has become a distraction for the university community at this very special time,' she said. (A) Rutgers University (B) United States (C) Islamic State (D) Middle East (E) Twitter (F) Deepa Kumar (G) ISIS (H) US (I) Iraq (J) Afghanistan (K) Pakistan (L) U.S (M) Iraqis (N) U.S. (O) Kumar (P) Educator

Answer:
(A)