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: NEW YORK (CNN) -- John McCain has learned his lesson: Don't ever cancel on David Letterman. Appearing on CBS' "Late Show with David Letterman" Thursday, the Republican presidential candidate apologized for skipping out on a scheduled visit in September that Letterman later made the subject of an ongoing joke. "I screwed up," McCain told Letterman more than once in the interview that aired Thursday night. McCain's appearance on the show comes three weeks after he raised the ire of the generally mild-mannered host by canceling at the last minute, citing his decision to suspend his presidential campaign because of the financial crisis."I screwed up," John McCain tells David Letterman for canceling scheduled visitLetterman used McCain's no-show as subject of ongoing jokeMcCain also discussed Sarah Palin, Obama's ties to 1960s' radical William Ayers 
 Questions:When Letterman asked McCain about Palin's charge that _ "palled around with terrorists," the senator said "he did." (A) NEW YORK (B) CNN (C) John McCain (D) David Letterman (E) CBS (F) Late Show (G) Republican (H) Letterman (I) McCain (J) Sarah Palin (K) Obama (L) William Ayers

A: (K)
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Q: Andrew Strauss sat in the stands at Twickenham and watched England’s Rugby World Cup unravel with a devastating defeat against Australia. It is why he is so anxious now that cricket should not make the same mistakes. It was all too easy to miss the crux of Strauss’s mission statement when he was appointed as England’s team director in May. The man who was such a success as an orthodox opening batsman and Test captain wanted England to turn their backs on more than a century of tradition and treat what was once known as hit-and-giggle cricket just as seriously.It was all too easy to miss the crux of Andrew Strauss's mission statement when he was appointed as England's team director in MayStrauss wants to treat what was known as 'hit and giggle' cricket seriouslyEngland will stage the 50-over World Cup in a momentous summer of 2019 
 Questions:It is Strauss’s job to make sure they do not fall flat on their faces like their rugby counterparts and miss a golden chance to promote the sport by repeating the mistakes that have blighted many a cricket _. (A) Andrew Strauss (B) Twickenham (C) England (D) World Cup (E) Australia (F) Strauss

A: (D)
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Q: Questions have been raised about the origins of Spider-Man after a costume bearing striking resemblances to the famed web-slinger was unearthed that predates his first comic book by eight years. The hero made his first appearance on the cover of the Amazing Fantasy comic book in in 1962, and later went on to be one of Marvel's most famous - and lucrative - creations of all time. But, it has emerged, years before his first print appearance, a strikingly similar character could be seen stalking the streets of New York City, in the form of an old Hallowe'en costume. The item, unearthed by superhero enthusiast John Cimino, was a best-seller from local costumer dealer Ben Cooper Inc., for years before the web-slinger became a household name.First Spider-Man comic published by Marvel is from August 1962But comic book fan John Cimino found 'Spiderman' costume from 1954Item is yellow, but has familiar web designs and resembles later SpideyWas produced by Ben Cooper Inc, a defunct New York costume companyCimino confronted creator Stan Lee and illustrator Steve Ditko over suitLee said he knew nothing about it, Ditko gave cryptic responseRaises the question of whether old costume was the real origin 
 Questions:In a confusing twist, after _-Man became popular enough in the comic book canon to get his own series, Ben Cooper Inc struck a deal with Marvel and produced official Spider-Man gear for decades. (A) Spider (B) Man (C) Amazing Fantasy (D) Marvel (E) New York City (F) Hallowe'en (G) John Cimino (H) Ben Cooper Inc. (I) Item (J) Ben Cooper Inc (K) New York (L) Cimino (M) Stan Lee (N) Steve Ditko (O) Lee (P) Ditko

A:
(A)
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