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.

Q: (CNN) -- The Senate on Thursday passed its version of the health care bill, inching the country closer to the biggest expansion of medical coverage since Medicare was enacted more than four decades ago. Senate Democrats declared victory after the 60-39 party line vote, but one of the most complicated tasks is still ahead. A conference committee must reconcile the differences -- notably a public option, how to pay for the plan that emerges, and coverage for abortion -- and merge them into one. The House and Senate will then have to pass the revised plan before it can be sent to President Obama's desk. Each chamber needs a simple majority vote for final passage.Conference committee must merge House, Senate billsBills differ on public option, abortion language, fundingFinal bill will look a lot like the Senate bill, congressional scholar saysLawmakers might try to extract favors in final negotiations, Ornstein says 
 Questions:The Senate plan increases the _ payroll tax on individuals earning more than $200,000 and couples earning more than $250,000 from the current 1.45 percent to 2.35 percent. (A) CNN (B) Senate (C) Medicare (D) Senate Democrats (E) House (F) Obama (G) Ornstein

A: (C)
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Q: Holy backlash, Batman! Warner Bros. announced Thursday that Ben Affleck will play Batman in the sequel to the Superman movie "Man of Steel." Rumors about who'll star as the Caped Crusader in the yet-to-be-named film have been swirling ever since "Man of Steel" director Zack Snyder announced at Comic-Con last month that the two superheroes would appear together in the sequel -- their first pairing on the big screen. Affleck's name wasn't even on The Hollywood Reporter's list of possible Batmans two weeks ago, when it speculated Ryan Gosling or Josh Brolin were likely candidates. Needless to say, the Internet went nuts -- and not in a good way.It will be the sequel to Snyder's "Man of Steel" blockbusterThe studio plans a July 2015 release for the movieInternet immediately responds, and not in a good way 
 Questions:_'s middle name and other interesting facts about the actor, filmmaker and activist. (A) Batman (B) Warner Bros. (C) Ben Affleck (D) Superman (E) Man of Steel (F) Caped Crusader (G) Zack Snyder (H) Comic-Con (I) Hollywood Reporter (J) Batmans (K) Ryan Gosling (L) Josh Brolin (M) Internet (N) Snyder

A: (C)
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Q: New details provide a clearer chronology about what might have happened to Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 between its takeoff and its last known spotting seven hours later. Here's how experts and officials have reconstructed key moments of the flight, which disappeared March 8 with 239 people aboard. 12:41 a.m.: Takeoff All tracking systems are working as the Boeing 777-200ER takes off from the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur, headed for Beijing. 1:07 a.m.: ACARS sends communication One of the plane's communication systems sends what turns out to be its last transmission, according to Malaysia Airlines CEO Ahmad Jauhari Yahya.The Malaysian government has not said when or if plane was reprogrammedA 1:07 a.m. transmission showed a "normal routing all the way to Beijing"Co-pilot believed to have checked in by radio, ending with "All right, good night"Two communication systems stopped transmitting shortly after takeoff 
 Questions:If the flight were hijacked or a target of terrorism, cutting off _ would be a strategic move because the system reports to satellites anything being done to the aircraft, Quest said. (A) Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (B) Boeing 777-200ER (C) Malaysian (D) Kuala Lumpur (E) Beijing (F) ACARS (G) Malaysia Airlines (H) Ahmad Jauhari Yahya

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(F)
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