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. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.
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Question: Jay Z launched a stream of tweets defending his premium music streaming app Tidal after the service, launched last month, was described as a flop. His social media diatribe comes as reports claim that Tidal is being sabotaged by rivals as it attempts to take business away from more-established music outlets such as Spotify and Apple. 'We may not be perfect - but we are determined,' he said while claiming that there are 'many big companies that are spending millions on a smear campaign'. 'We are here for the long haul,' the rapper and businessman tweeted in a string of 'stream of consciousness' messages.Rapper says that his streaming service is 'here for the long haul'Report claims that app is being affected by delays from Apple, which is launching its own music service this summerJay Z claims that Tidal already has more than 700,000 subscribersApp purchasing data shows that it has fallen out of top 750 downloads 
 Questions:Several artists have publicly criticized the roll-out, saying that _ made it seem as if some of the world's biggest musicians wanted more money. (A) Jay Z (B) Tidal (C) Spotify (D) Apple

Answer: (A)


Question: Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) On Easter Sunday, a crisp spring day, some of the city's Christian population mingled with their Muslim neighbors, celebrating in a neighborhood park -- taking their kids on rides or pushing them on swings. Then, the sound of tragedy. Without warning, a blast tore through the park, killing indiscriminately. Because of the innocent setting, an unusually high number of those injured were women and children. But the attack, claimed by a splinter group of the Pakistani Taliban, intentionally targeted Christians, the perpetrators say. The suicide blast, in the eastern Pakistan city of Lahore, killed at least 69 people, a local government spokesman told CNN.Splinter group of Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility for the bombingSuicide bombing hits park Sunday evening when many families are out 
 Questions:"As _ worldwide celebrate Easter, a shocking terrorist attack in Lahore, Pakistan, reminds us that terrorism is a global scourge," she said Monday. (A) Islamabad (B) Pakistan (C) CNN (D) Christian (E) Muslim (F) Pakistani Taliban (G) Lahore (H) Splinter

Answer: (D)


Question: Washington (CNN) A Russian spy ship sits 30 miles off the coast of Connecticut, a US defense official told CNN, while an armed Russian warplane recently carried out a "mock attack" against a US ship. This is the farthest north the Russian spy vessel has ever ventured, according to US defense official. CNN reported that the Leonov, which conducted similar patrols in 2014 and 2015, was off the coast of Delaware Wednesday, but typically it only travels as far as Virginia. The ship is based with Russia's northern fleet on the North Sea but had stopped over in Cuba before conducting its patrol along the Atlantic Coast and is expected to return there following its latest mission.It is the farthest north the Russian spy ship has venturedThe vessel is outfitted with a variety of high-tech spying equipment 
 Questions:The development coincided with reports that _ had deployed a land-based intermediate range cruise missile, a move that one official labeled a violation of the 1987 arms control treaty. (A) Washington (B) CNN (C) Russian (D) Connecticut (E) US (F) Leonov (G) Delaware (H) Virginia (I) North Sea (J) Cuba (K) Atlantic Coast

Answer:
(C)


