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].

[EX Q]: (CNN) The cavalry is coming! Not exactly, but the sentiment of reassurance is the same. This week, US Defense Secretary James Mattis arrives in Asia to visit South Korea and Japan. Two stalwart US allies, policymakers in both capitals have nevertheless been shaken by statements Donald Trump made while campaigning for President. None of these was more dramatic than the suggestion that these allies should pay more for US troops or risk having these forces withdrawn. Statements like this played to the worst fears in Seoul and Tokyo that the United States might no longer be a committed ally. It is now Mattis' job to reassure them of US commitments and return the trajectory of alliance relations back to pre-2016 presidential campaign rhetoric.Jeffrey Hornung: Japan, South Korea were shaken by statements Donald Trump made while campaigningWashington's alliances with Seoul and Tokyo will be critical in managing challenges posed by China and North Korea, he says 
 Question:Given the severity of the _ threat, it is crucial they hammer out any possible differences that may have arisen since Trump became president.
[EX A]: North Korea

[EX Q]: A couple from Indiana barely escaped with their lives after being trapped in their bedroom for more than half an hour as flames and smoke tore through their home last Saturday morning. In a panicked phone call to 911, Pam Price and her husband, Tom, from Muncie near Indianapolis called the emergency services saying: 'The fire people just got to our house and we're stuck on the second floor. We can't get out.' The inferno which began started in the couple's garage and Tom went downstairs to check it out. By the time he got back upstairs to fetch his wife, it was too late for the Ball State University professor to get back downstairs and out the front door.Tom and Pam Price were trapped in an upstairs bedroom of their homeFirefighters attempted a rescue but it was too dangerous and had to leaveAs floor collapsed, Mrs Price made two 911 calls, hanging up each timeA final third call convinced firefighters to make another resuceThe couple were pulled out alive, virtually unharmed without a single burnNeighbors are in disbelief and a calling it 'a miracle' 
 Question:Please help us,' _ panted in response, as choking, thick black smoke began to fill the air.
[EX A]: Pam Price

[EX Q]: Drum roll ... George Alexander Louis! The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge announced Wednesday that they've named their new bundle of joy. The tot "will be known as His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge," according to Clarence House, the official residence of heirs to the throne. iReport: Do you have a traditional family name? Earlier Wednesday, word came that the couple are doing what new parents do: They are enjoying some incredibly sweet moments alone with their baby. The official statement said William and Catherine are now down to the business of getting "to know their son." The parents and the perhaps future king left Kensington Palace in London by car around lunchtime, UK media reported. The couple has been mum about their immediate schedules.The baby, third in line to the British throne, is Prince George of CambridgeThe Duke and Duchess are spending private time with their newbornPrince Harry and Queen Elizabeth II visit Kensington Palace to meet the babyCatherine says, "It's such a special time," while William says, "He's got her looks, thankfully" 
 Question:William's name was announced a few days after birth; his brother _'s upon leaving the hospital.
[EX A]:
Harry

