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) Fifteen years ago today, on September 11, 2001, members of the Air National Guard leapt into action -- scrambling F-16s, putting their lives at risk, and serving as the vanguard between our country and its enemies. This should come as no surprise. The first American militia, founded in 1636, consistently lives up to the motto "Always Ready, Always There." And while most Americans are aware of the National Guard's valiant contributions on domestic missions -- its effective and rapid response to hurricanes, wildfires and floods -- perhaps the most significant contribution the Guard makes is on the battlefield. Indeed, the National Guard provides a critical link between local communities and American national security.Wendy Anderson: National Guard is more than simply a critical component of our nation's fighting forceIt is also the connective tissue bridging the civil-military divide, she says 
 Question:At 42.6% of the total selected reserve, the Army National Guard represents both the largest segment of the nation's "citizen soldiers," but also a diverse cross section of the _ who serve, and whose families serve alongside them.
[EX A]: American

[EX Q]: A holidaymaker who suffered agonising face, arm and leg injuries on one of the world's tallest water slides has now split with his partner as he no longer think he's attractive. Jamie Norman, 28, from Manchester, sustained the horrific scarring following an accident on the 60mph VertiGo slide in Aqualandia in Benidorm, Spain. The father-of-two and his partner, Vicki Holbrook, 30, thought the worst was over when they returned home to the UK after the incident – but the accident caused stress and rows and led to the couple separating. 'The accident itself was bad enough. Jamie was bleeding heavily and covered in injuries,' Vicki said. 'But after we got home, and his wounds healed, he just couldn't forget it.Jamie Norman suffered injuries on VertiGo slide in Aqualandia in BenidormThe 28-year-old plummeted down the 60mph slide into the waterEx-partner Vicki Holbrook, 30, said he is 'self conscious' about scars 
 Question:Recalling the troubling incident _ said: 'I could hear a funny clunking sound as the trap door opened and I realised in panic there was something wrong - but there was nothing I could do about it.
[EX A]: Jamie Norman

[EX Q]: (CNN) Last Friday, a million Russian schoolchildren watched a televised address from Russian President Vladimir Putin. "Artificial intelligence is the future, not only of Russia, but of all of mankind," Putin said. "Whoever becomes the leader in this sphere will become the ruler of the world." After seeing Putin's comments, SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted that "competition for AI superiority at national level (is the) most likely cause of WW3." Though never before stated so frankly by a head of state, Putin's views on AI are increasingly shared by national security leaders in the United States, China and around the world. As I wrote in a report published by the Harvard Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, AI research is likely to deliver a revolution in military technology on par with the invention of aircraft and nuclear weapons. In other words, Musk is correct that each country is pursuing AI superiority and that this pursuit brings new risks.Gregory C. Allen: Though Russia may not lead in AI technology, it is at the forefront of weaponizing itAs an authoritarian leader of a nation with a declining economy, Putin has every reason to employ AI to maintain power, writes Allen 
 Question:But in spite of Putin's ambitious goals, Russia's pursuit of AI domination is unlikely to come in the form of generating _ technological breakthroughs.
[EX A]:
AI

