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]: Mid-May this year and staff at Manchester City had a problem. It was Yaya Toure’s birthday and they needed to ensure their star midfielder had a cake. Some people inside the club cared and others didn’t. Toure himself probably didn’t care. But City knew the media would be asking and it was, after all, best to have all bases covered. Toure got his cake. Three months ago, this was not untypical of Toure’s life in England.One of the great players of the Barclays Premier League had been worn down by too much football and his future at City was cast into doubt — not only because of his poor form, but by the persistent pronouncements of close friend and agent Dimitri Seluk.It looked like Yaya Toure would be leaving Manchester City in the summerFriend and agent Dimitry Seluk wanted his client to finish career elsewhereIt was easy to question Toure's state of mind in a disappointing last seasonToure was back to his best in the 3-0 rout at West Brom on Monday nightNow midfielder has his sights set on Chelsea: 'I know what I have to do' 
 Question:Nevertheless, _ understands now that his agent’s apparent desire for one last lucrative transfer was a hindrance last season and a conversation between them to that effect is believed to have taken place.
[EX A]: Yaya Toure

[EX Q]: (CNN) -- President Barack Obama is poised to make his case to the country on the next steps for tackling the threat posed by ISIS. Certainly, ISIS' advances this summer -- including the seizure of territories in Iraq and Syria, declaration of a new "caliphate," and its killings of thousands in Iraq and Syria, including two American journalists -- have been a wake-up call. What should the President keep in mind as he prepares to deliver his speech Wednesday? Here are five key questions he should answer in his speech and as he follows up in the coming weeks: What metrics will the United States use to gauge the success of airstrikes in Iraq and possible additional strikes in Syria?President Barack Obama is set to outline his strategy to counter ISIS on WednesdayObama should outline how exactly he will gauge success, say Brian KatulisBuilding lasting coalitions will be essential, Katulis writesKatulis: Administration should make clear what support it will offer forces opposing ISIS 
 Question:Inside of Iraq, millions have been displaced by the multiple waves of conflict inside the country, including the most recent conflict in northern _ with ISIS.
[EX A]: Iraq

[EX Q]: Making history holds no fear for Dina Asher-Smith who insists she will have no qualms about balancing her prospective Olympic debut with the culmination of her degree next year. The 19-year-old underlined her status as the shining light of a new generation of British female sprinters when she finished fifth in the world 200m final in Beijing in August. Currently embroiled in a module on the French Revolution at King's College in London, Asher-Smith revealed that she dismissed the possibility of deferring her final year of studies in order to focus solely on the Games. Asher-Smith told Sportsmail: 'I never really thought about deferring a year of my course - along with athletics it is equally important to me so it didn't cross my mind that I might want to wait.Dina Asher-Smith will continue studying for her degree while training for the 2016 Olympic Games in RioBritish sprinter finished fifth in World Championships 200m finalShe is the first British woman to break the 11-second barrier for the 100mSee more of the latest news and updates on the 2016 Olympic Games 
 Question:Asher-_ added: 'I wouldn't call it a breakthrough year but it was definitely a good one and I must admit I was quite surprised that it went quite as well as it did.
[EX A]:
Smith