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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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(CNN) The US mainland should not breathe a sigh of relief just yet despite early forecasts that Hurricane Maria will remain out to sea. Regaining strength overnight, Maria lashed the Dominican Republic early Thursday after a destructive rampage through Puerto Rico and Dominica. The storm is a Category 3 hurricane packing winds of 115 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center. The current forecast does not show a direct hit on the East Coast, forecasters say, but such a path cannot be ruled out this far in advance. Moving away from Puerto Rico, it's bringing high winds and heavy rain to the northern coast of the Dominican Republic, the hurricane center said.Wary US forecasters are tracking Maria's possible pathMaria is a Category 3 hurricane packing winds of 115 mph 
 Questions:A five-day span shows Maria meandering off the _, but it's unclear what happens afterward, he said. (A) US (B) Maria (C) Dominican Republic (D) Puerto Rico (E) Dominica (F) National Hurricane Center (G) East Coast
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(G)


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(CNN) -- Yep. You read the headline right. We are so used to the constant flow of bad news from much of the Muslim world that it's hard to get your head around the good news when things go right somewhere like Afghanistan. Consider that the Afghans have done exactly what the feckless and irresponsible Iraqi government failed to do during the past several years. On Monday Afghans formed a "national unity government" with the once-bitter rivals Dr. Ashraf Ghani, taking the role of president and Dr. Adullah Abdullah taking the role of chief executive officer; similar, it is envisioned, to a prime ministerial role.Amid all the bad news, there's a sign of progress in Afghanistan, says Peter BergenBergen: A national unity government has agreed to a continuing U.S. presenceHe says Afghan leaders are making calls opposite to what Iraq's al-Maliki didBergen: Afghanistan's economy could benefit from signs of greater stability 
 Questions:Again, this is exactly the opposite of what happened in _ where the Iraqis would not sign a similar basing agreement with the United States. (A) CNN (B) Muslim (C) Afghanistan (D) Afghans (E) Iraqi (F) Ashraf Ghani (G) Adullah Abdullah (H) Peter Bergen (I) Bergen (J) U.S. (K) Afghan (L) al-Maliki
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(E)


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(CNN) A recently released transcript is offering a window into the mindset of a California judge who sentenced former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner to jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman. Turner faced a maximum sentence of 14 years, but Judge Aaron Persky of Santa Clara Superior Court sentenced him instead to six months. Prosecutors had asked for six years in prison. The controversial decision by Persky sparked outrage nationwide. Opinion: Judge Persky's sentence in Stanford rape case unpopular but legal In the sentencing transcripts from the June 2 hearing, defense attorney Mike Armstrong said Turner "has never denied" digitally penetrating the woman but "in his drunken state, he remembered consent."The judge says he takes Brock Turner's word that he believed there was consentJudge Persky also speaks to Turner's intoxication and its role in the crime 
 Questions:Persky also addressed the victim's feelings, that she doesn't see Turner having genuine remorse because _ never clearly stated he sexually assaulted her that night in January 2015. (A) California (B) Stanford University (C) Brock Turner (D) Aaron Persky (E) Santa Clara Superior Court (F) Persky (G) Stanford (H) Mike Armstrong
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(C)