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]: (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]: (CNN) President Donald Trump appeared to take credit for the decision of major Gulf nations to cut diplomatic relations with Qatar, an important US ally, putting his stamp of approval on the move despite Pentagon and State Department attempts to remain neutral. "During my recent trip to the Middle East I stated that there can no longer be funding of Radical Ideology. Leaders pointed to Qatar - look," he tweeted Tuesday. The tweet could pose difficulties for the US in explaining why it remains in Qatar, host to the one of the Pentagon's largest military bases in the Middle East and a linchpin in the campaign against ISIS. For that reason, the President's 140 character blast may raise concerns within the Defense Department.The three Gulf countries and Egypt accused Qatar of supporting terrorism and destabilizing the regionThe feud among Washington's closest Gulf allies could disrupt US efforts to fight ISIS 
 Question:Spicer said the _ "wants to see this issue deescalated and resolved immediately" and said regional cooperation is "so important."
[EX A]: US

[EX Q]: Doctors have found live parasites in the blood of a woman suffering from Lyme disease. Tahlia Smith, 21, from the New South Wales Hunter Region is undergoing controversial medical treatment in Germany in an attempt to cure her of the debilitating condition. On her Facebook page Tahlia's Lymes journey to Germany, Tahlia's father Brett updated followers about the gruesome discovery that 'showed live active Spirochetes which is the Lyme Disease itself wiggling around everywhere' in his daughter's blood. Tahlia is undergoing blood filtering treatment in Germany. Her mother, Lea, told The Sydney Morning Herald the treatment involved heating Tahlia's body up to 42 degrees to kill the borrelia bacterium in her blood.Tahlia Smith, 21, was diagnosed with Lyme disease in January this yearShe has travelled to Germany to undergo controversial treatmentA test showed Tahlia's blood contained live Spirochetes bacteriaThe treatment involves blood filtering and heating her body to 42 degreesTahlia fundraised $100,000 to undergo the treatment 
 Question:'She said to me that she looks ­terrible and looks so sick and that she's just not _,' she said,.
[EX A]:
Tahlia Smith

