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]: 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 Navy destroyer USS Mason fired countermeasures in the Red Sea on Saturday after it detected what it believed were incoming missiles. Officials Saturday night were uncertain about what exactly happened, if there were multiple incoming missiles or if there was a malfunction with the radar detection system on the destroyer. "We are aware of the reports and we are assessing the situation. All of our ships and crews are safe and unharmed," one US defense official told CNN. The USS Nitze and the USS Ponce were sailing nearby. There are initial unconfirmed reports of missiles possibly being fired from positions both ashore on Yemen and by small spotter boats operated by Houthi rebels.Officials Saturday night were uncertain about what exactly happenedThe Mason and its crew are all safe 
 Question:Early Thursday, the US launched tomahawk cruise missiles into Yemen targeting radar sites in _-held territory, sites the US claims were used to launch missiles in two previous incidents this week.
[EX A]: Houthi

[EX Q]: A smartphone gadget could help thousands of patients self-diagnose in seconds – and without setting foot in a hospital – a serious heart condition that causes strokes. The new AliveCor heart monitor picks up abnormal heart rhythms in much the same way an electrocardiogram (ECG) machine in a hospital records the electrical activity of the heart. Results are then delivered to an app, which alerts the patient if they have a normal or abnormal heart rhythm. The results can then be emailed or printed out to take to a GP. The device, which costs £65, has been hailed as a ‘game-changer’ in detecting atrial fibrillation (AF), a condition that affects up to 1.8 million Britons and is a major cause of stroke.The new AliveCor heart monitor picks up abnormal heart rhythmsWorks in same way an electrocardiogram (ECG) machine in hospitalsTiny device the size of USB stick slots snugly on to back of a smartphoneResults are then delivered to an app, which tells patient if they have a normal or abnormal heart rhythm 
 Question:With AF, blood can pool and clots can form inside the heart, which, if left untreated, can make the patient five times more likely to suffer an _-related stroke.
[EX A]:
AliveCor