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: A 23-year-old man from Michigan is running 3,200 miles across the US, inspired by Forrest Gump. While he may not be running for 'three years, two months, 14 days and 16 hours' like Forrest - played by Tom Hanks in the 1994 Academy Award-winning movie by the same name - Barclay Oudersluys will be on the road for 100 days, covering between 31 and 32 miles at a time. By Friday, the athlete had completed 2,000 miles and was 63 days into his epic journey. 'I've been through thunderstorms, snow a couple times, really windy days out in Kansas, heat waves; it's a real mix,' he told ABC News.Barclay Oudersluys, 23, is running 3,200 miles across the US for charityInspired by movie character Forrest Gump and hopes to finish in 100 daysBy Friday, he had completed 2,000 miles and was 63 days into his journey 
 Questions:Writing on Facebook yesterday, Mr _ said: 'Just giving another update about my very exciting in theory, but very boring in reality life. (A) Michigan (B) US (C) Forrest Gump (D) Forrest (E) Tom Hanks (F) Academy Award (G) Barclay Oudersluys (H) Kansas (I) ABC News

Answer: (G)


Question: It was a silent protest for same sex marriage hailed by campaigners as one of the most effective ever seen. A bridal party and guests at an Australian wedding covered their ears when the celebrant spoke the compulsory words that marriage is the union of a 'man and a woman'. Bride and groom Abbey and Mitchell Johnston, both 22, told Daily Mail Australia they thought it was the 'right thing to do' and a bid to 'stand up and do something special'. Mrs Johnston was troubled after her celebrant, Alison Bartlett, told her she was required by law to read out loud the precise statement known as the monitum at the ceremony.Bride, groom and guests covered their ears when celebrant said marriage is the union of a 'man and a woman'Abbey and Mitchell Johnston, both 22, said their symbol of defiance was the 'right thing to do' at their simple ceremony this yearGroom told bride-to-be: 'Yes. Absolutely we have to do this. You are crazy and I love it!'Celebrants are legally bound to read the following passage, known as the monitum, at weddings'Marriage, according to the law in Australia, is the union of a man and a woman to the exclusion of all others' 
 Questions:Two countries have legalised same-sex marriage in the past five weeks and the matter continues to be subject to political debate in _. (A) Australian (B) Bride (C) Abbey (D) Mitchell Johnston (E) Johnston (F) Alison Bartlett (G) Groom

Answer: (A)


Question: (CNN) A political appointee at the Department of Housing and Urban Development was fired for an op-ed he wrote before the election that criticized then-candidate Donald Trump, a source with knowledge of the situation told CNN. In an October op-ed for The Hill, Republican consultant Shermichael Singleton said Trump was taking the Republican Party to a "new moral low." "We allowed that hostile takeover to happen on our watch," he wrote. "This individual recognized a moment of great disparity in the Republican base and, like cancer, attacked and spread, consuming everything in his path." Singleton's piece criticized Trump's rhetoric about African Americans during the campaign. After the election, the 26-year-old worked with Ben Carson during his confirmation process to become HUD secretary. Singleton, who is African American, then joined the department as a senior adviser."Trump portrays our inner cities is as if they are the ailments of American society," he wroteSingleton was an adviser to Ben Carson 
 Questions:_ was told he was being dismissed because of the op-ed and was escorted from the building, according to the source, who also said Carson was surprised by the move and only learned of it after the fact. (A) Department of Housing and Urban Development (B) Donald Trump (C) CNN (D) The Hill (E) Republican (F) Shermichael Singleton (G) Trump (H) Republican Party (I) African Americans (J) Ben Carson (K) HUD (L) African American (M) American

Answer:
(F)


