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]: Stoke City appear to have bought astutely once again in the transfer market, strengthening in various areas and adding quality too. The departures of Steven N’Zonzi and Asmir Begovic are highly significant, but manager Mark Hughes has recruited in both positions and brought in players who can increase creativity and goals. They open their campaign at home to Liverpool, who were demolished 6-1 in the final game of last season, and the team is likely to have a number of alterations. Here, Sportsmail picks a likely XI for the duration of the season should all Hughes’s men be fit. Hughes set his team out in a clear system last year even while switching personnel depending on opponent and form. The front four, for example, was a carousel of names. It should be the same formation this campaign.Losing Asmir Begovic and Steven N'Zonzi this summer was a big blowBut Mark Hughes has responded impressively once again this summerStoke ended last season by battering Liverpool at the Britannia StadiumSo who is likely to line up for Hughes' side in this season's opener?Premier League news: CLICK HERE for all the latest from the EPL 
 Question:Butland has only made six _ appearances since signing in January 2013 but is finally in pole position despite the arrival of Shay Given, 39, from Aston Villa.
[EX A]: Stoke City

[EX Q]: Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) The father of one of the missing Nigerian schoolgirls abducted from Chibok two years ago has told CNN he is overjoyed to see her alive on a new video released by the terrorist group Sunday. Yakubu Kabu confirmed to CNN that he saw his daughter speaking in the new video, which demands the release of Boko Haram fighters in exchange for the kidnapped girls. The Nigerian government has said it is still "in touch" with Boko Haram and "working for the girls' release," the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture said on their official Facebook page. "We are being extremely careful because the situation has been compounded by the split in the leadership of Boko Haram," said Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information of Culture, according to the statement.A Boko Haram militant tells Nigeria to release jailed fighters in exchange for abducted girlsThe man says at least 40 of the girls have been married off 
 Question:Shehu Sani, a Nigerian senator, told CNN: "This is more of a show of strength to the _ government and to ISIS.
[EX A]: Nigeria

[EX Q]: A Hollywood Hills home has become such a party Mecca that some are calling it the new Playboy mansion as neighbors fume over the all-hours influx of bikini-clad babes, Italian sportscars and free living. Bastion Yotta and his wife Maria took up residence in the decadent pad overlooking Los Angeles in June and promptly threw a 350-guest red carpet housewarming worthy of the Tinseltown setting. The couple even have a name for their excess-fueled, YOLO-inspired ways and--with their motivational speaking business and line of beauty devices--they say you can live it right along with them. Welcome to the Yotta Life. Here, the buxom babes float in cash-filled Jacuzzis, every day is an occasion to dress like a superhero and selfie-taking isn't optional.Bastion and Maria Yotta moved into decadent Los Angeles pad in June and promptly threw a 350-guest red carpet housewarmingBastion is a life-coach, inspiring others to live what he calls the 'Yotta Life'Active Instagram reveals perpetual pool parties and scantily-clad women 
 Question:But Bastion insisted: ‘If you see my _, it’s not about boobs and ass or t*** and ass.
[EX A]:
Active Instagram