TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: The team with the lowest transfer outlay this season rose unassumingly into eighth place on Wednesday night. Stoke City beat Everton, to nobody’s great surprise, and look on course for their best Premier League finish yet – a year after their last. Mark Hughes really should be in the running for those annual accolades saluting success amid all this. Manager of the Year? Quite possibly. Mark Hughes looks on with a smile as his Stoke City side cruise to a 2-0 win over Everton on Wednesday He has signed with remarkable shrewdness, shaped his players into a cohesive style, and overcome the set-backs of regular injuries to key players to guide Stoke to 42 points after 28 games.Stoke City beat Everton 2-0 to move up to eighth in the Premier LeagueStoke on course to better their highest ever Premier League finish (9th)Stoke spent just £1.2m on players last summer, less than any other clubMark Hughes in contention to be named Manager of the YearCLICK HERE for all the latest Stoke City news 
 Questions:But when _ have suffered injuries it has not provoked a sudden splurge. (A) Stoke City (B) Everton (C) Premier League (D) Mark Hughes (E) Manager of the Year

SOLUTION: (A)

PROBLEM: Washington (CNN) Nine high-profile Russians, including several high-profile diplomats, have died over the nine months since the US presidential election on November 8. Among the recent deaths were six Russian diplomats. Some of the deaths appeared natural and governments have ruled out foul play. In some cases, though, questions remain. That's either because the facts have changed over time, details are hard to come by, or the deaths are still under investigation. Self-proclaimed online sleuths and conspiracy theorists have filled the information void with speculation that the deaths were somehow related to Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election. No evidence has surfaced to make such a connection.Nine Russians -- all in key positions -- have wound up dead in recent monthsAt least one appears to be an assassination 
 Questions:_ news outlets reported that he was 61 years old. (A) Washington (B) CNN (C) Russians (D) US (E) Self

SOLUTION: (C)

PROBLEM: Washington (CNN) As questions swirl around possible connections to President Donald Trump's campaign and Russia, his friend, Roger Stone, has retraced the line between himself and WikiLeaks. Over the weekend, the longtime Trump confidant tweeted that he had a "back channel" to WikiLeaks during the presidential campaign -- only to later delete it. "[N]ever denied perfectly legal back channel to Assange who indeed had the goods on #CrookedHillary," Stone tweeted late Saturday night. The post was gone after almost 40 minutes. WikiLeaks claims to reveal how CIA hacks TVs and phones all over the world Last weekend's Twitter flare-up raised questions anew about Stone, who worked for the Trump campaign in 2015 and claims to have a connection to WikiLeaks and its leader, Julian Assange.Roger Stone has touted his mutual connection with WikiLeaks leader Julian AssangeThat connection is receiving renewed scrutiny 
 Questions:In early October, _ began posting Podesta's emails online for public consumption. (A) Washington (B) CNN (C) Donald Trump (D) Russia (E) Roger Stone (F) WikiLeaks (G) Trump (H) N]ever (I) Assange (J) CrookedHillary (K) Stone (L) CIA (M) TVs (N) Twitter (O) Julian Assange

SOLUTION:
(F)