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: Three people have been arrested and charged in connection to a man's murder in Glendale, California, among them an aspiring pop star and a self-proclaimed Armenian cracker bread heiress. The suspects have been identified as Sparkle Soojian, 32, her husband Jared Kasciewicz, 28, and singer Courtney Argue, 25. The trio are accused of killing John Michael King-Smith, 31, the founder and CEO of Blacksmith Records, inside a condominium in Glendale Thursday morning. Police responded to a home in the 200 block of West Windsor Road at around 2am after getting a report about a disturbance. Officers entered the home where Ms Soojian lives and found King-Smith 'in a state of medical distress.'John Michael King-Smith, 31, was found dead inside a Glendale, California, condo early ThursdaySuspects identified as Sparkle Soojian, 32, her husband Jared Kasciewicz, 28, and singer Courtney Argue, 25Soojian and Kasciewicz charged with felony murder; Argue faces charge of accessory to murder after the factArgue is a rising pop singer who works on the side as a 'shot girl' for her friend Soojian's company Sparkle's AnglesSoojian, 32, claims to be heiress of Ak Mak - an Armenian cracker bread that was invented by her great-grandparents 
 Questions:Investigators believe that _ and Kasciewicz, who are married, killed King-Smith. (A) Glendale (B) California (C) Armenian (D) Sparkle Soojian (E) Jared Kasciewicz (F) Courtney Argue (G) John Michael King (H) Smith (I) Blacksmith Records (J) West Windsor Road (K) Kasciewicz (L) Argue (M) Sparkle (N) Angles (O) Ak Mak

Answer: (D)


Question: The team with the lowest transfer outlay this season rose unassumingly into eighth place on Wednesday night. Stoke City beat Everton, to nobody’s great surprise, and look on course for their best Premier League finish yet – a year after their last. Mark Hughes really should be in the running for those annual accolades saluting success amid all this. Manager of the Year? Quite possibly. Mark Hughes looks on with a smile as his Stoke City side cruise to a 2-0 win over Everton on Wednesday He has signed with remarkable shrewdness, shaped his players into a cohesive style, and overcome the set-backs of regular injuries to key players to guide Stoke to 42 points after 28 games.Stoke City beat Everton 2-0 to move up to eighth in the Premier LeagueStoke on course to better their highest ever Premier League finish (9th)Stoke spent just £1.2m on players last summer, less than any other clubMark Hughes in contention to be named Manager of the YearCLICK HERE for all the latest Stoke City news 
 Questions:But when _ have suffered injuries it has not provoked a sudden splurge. (A) Stoke City (B) Everton (C) Premier League (D) Mark Hughes (E) Manager of the Year

Answer: (A)


Question: (CNN) Russia said one of its airstrikes in Syria killed ISIS spokesman Mohammad al-Adnani -- a claim that a US official called preposterous. On Wednesday, Russia's Ministry of Defense announced it killed the terror leader on the ministry's official Facebook page. It said Adnani was one of up to 40 ISIS militants killed by a Russian bomber in Aleppo province. But a US defense official slammed Russia's assertion. "It would be laughable but for the very real humanitarian suffering Russia has inflicted," the defense official said Wednesday. "We stand by the statement we made yesterday. We conducted a strike that targeted al-Adnani. We are assessing the results of that strike."A drone controlled by the US targeted ISIS leader, US defense officials told CNNUS official: Russia's claim would be "laughable" if it weren't for "humanitarian suffering Russia has inflicted"Mohammad al-Adnani had urged lone-wolf attacks against countries launching strikes against ISIS 
 Questions:A key deputy to _ leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, he was floated to be his successor should anything happen to Baghdadi. (A) CNN (B) Russia (C) Syria (D) ISIS (E) Mohammad al (F) Adnani (G) US (H) Ministry of Defense (I) Facebook (J) Russian (K) Aleppo

Answer:
(D)