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].

Q: (CNN) -- The Supreme Court begins each session with a proclamation that ends with the words "God save this Honorable Court." Even strict advocates of the separation of Church and State ought to say "Amen" to that line after Thursday's decision upholding the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act . I write this as someone who not only thought that the act would be overturned, but also still thinks there are strong constitutional arguments to be made against the mandate. All Americans, however, regardless of their partisan affiliation or views on the Constitution, had something to celebrate Thursday . Despite what almost all the pundits predicted, the court's decision provides some evidence that there remains one institution of American government that cannot be seen as nakedly partisan. In the end, Chief Justice John Roberts, a career Republican who was nominated for the Supreme Court by George W. Bush, cast the deciding vote upholding the signature act of the current Democratic administration.Paul Sracic says whatever your political bent, you can celebrate Supreme Court's decisionHe says it's evidence that there's still an American institution that is not nakedly partisanHe says a career Republican, the Chief Justice, cast deciding vote on Dem Obama's lawSracic: The example of bipartisan deliberation was much needed in today's political climate 
 Question:Unfortunately, the divide between _ and Democrats has, if anything, gotten worse over the past 3Â½ years.

A: Republican
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Q: Executives at a Chinese cosmetics company have emerged as the latest candidates for bosses of the year after they flew 4,500 employees to the Netherlands for a five-day company holiday. Ninety buses were hired to ferry employees of the company, Perfect, around the European country, which was more than happy to welcome its single biggest tourist group. Dutch media said the workers spent upwards of £5 million as they toured cities and the countryside. The tourist group was so large there was not enough available hotel rooms in Amsterdam to accommodate all of them. Workers were spread across Amsterdam, but some wound up staying at hotels in The Hague, Delft, Rotterdam and Utrecht.Ninety buses were hired to ferry the employees around the countryIt was the single biggest tourist group to ever visit the European countryThe workers spent upwards of £5 million as they toured Dutch citiesDutch media said the visitors preferred Chinese dishes over local food 
 Question:When it was time for lunch or dinner they looked for the comforts of home, showing a preference for Chinese restaurants as opposed to traditional _ meals.

A: Dutch
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Q: A chronic shortage of nearly 50,000 lorry drivers across every corner of Britain will cause vital deliveries to shops and businesses to seize up well before Christmas, haulage leaders warned today as they published new figures. The Road Haulage Association is today writing to the Prime Minister David Cameron demanding government intervention to help with the ‘chronic truck driver shortage’, which they argue is having ‘a profound affect’ on the UK’s supply chain. The RHA also said that the economic recovery risks being ‘stalled’ by the delivery driver shortage. ‘There is a national truck driver shortage, estimated to be in the region of 45,000 thousand. And with over 35,000 thousand existing drivers due to retire in the next two years, the situation is deteriorating fast, ‘ the RHA said.The Road Haulage Association said there is a 45,000 driver shortfallIt said the £3,000 cost of training to be a truck driver is a 'serious barrier'It called on the Government to invest £150m in driver training in the budget 
 Question:RHA chief executive Richard Burnett said: ‘The RHA represents _ hauliers who, between them, operate over 100,000 heavy goods vehicles.

A:
UK
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