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].

Input: Consider Input: Crippling cuts to defence spending have left Britain unable to defend itself or stand up to Russia, according to the former head of the Army. General Sir Peter Wall said the 'consequences' of the squeeze on funding is now 'playing out' in the UK's approach to dealing with Vladimir Putin. He joins a growing chorus of criticism of the refusal by any of the main parties to protect defence spending from cuts after the election, despite a pledge to increase foreign aid budgets being enshrined in law. General Sir Peter Wall said the 'consequences' of the squeeze on funding is now 'playing out' in the UK's approach to dealing with Vladimir PutinSir Peter Wall says consequences of budget cuts are now 'playing out'UK is reluctant to face up to Russia incursions into airspace and watersJoins chorus of criticism of the impact of spending cuts on the militaryCameron under pressure to commit 2% of GDP to defence under UN target 
 Question:Up to 30,000 service personnel could go - with the _ likely to bear the heaviest cuts - leaving the armed forces with a combined strength of just 115,000 by the end of the decade, it predicted.

Output: Army


Input: Consider Input: It is the game which, ultimately, could define the success or otherwise of Martin O’Neill and Roy Keane’s expensive Republic of Ireland tenure. Installed amid much fanfare 18 months ago, £1million-per-year O’Neill and his assistant Keane – with a £600,000 salary - were given a remit of qualification for Euro 2016, a task made easier by the expansion to a 24-team format. Defeat against Poland at the Aviva Stadium on Sunday, however, would all but render redundant any hope of automatic progression to next summer’s finals in France. It would be they and Scotland left to do battle for the play-off berth.Ireland play Poland in a Euro 2016 qualifier at the Aviva Stadium on SundayMartin O'Neill's side are three points behind group leaders PolandThe Ireland manager has been criticised for failing to make an impactO'Neill acknowledges significance of the game in relation to qualification 
 Question:The _ players are out through their paces in preparation for the Euro 2016 clash.

Output: Republic of Ireland


Input: Consider Input: In the 2013 film 'Her,' actor Joaquin Phoenix plays the character Theodore who falls in love with a computer operating system. It might sound like science fiction, but Microsoft has developed a similar computer companion that has become a hit in China. Her name is named Xiaoice, and she is increasingly becoming a 'virtual girlfriend' for thousands of people. According to an in-depth report in the New York Times, many turn to her when they have a broken heart, have lost a job or have had a bad day. 'When I am in a bad mood, I will chat with her,' said Gao Yixin, a 24-year-old who works in the oil industry in Shandong Province told the paper.People can add Xiaoice to a conversation on social media in ChinaChatbot can remember details from earlier conversations to ask questionsThe average person who adds XiaoIce talking to her more than 60 times per month, according to figures by Microsoft 
 Question:New York Times points out that the program raises questions about privacy, since _ collects vast amounts of intimate details on individuals.


Output: Xiaoice